A powerful earthquake of seven magnitude struck the South Pacific on Monday morning, sending small tsunamis towards New Caledonia and neighbouring Vanuatu.Authorities in Australia, New Zealand and Hawaii said there are no tsunami threats to their coastlines and the danger has largely passed. 

WASHINGTON - A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the eastern coast of New Caledonia Monday in the tectonically active Pacific region, the US Geological Survey said. The tremor hit at a depth 25 kilometres (16 miles) some 85 kilometres to the east of the lightly populated Loyalty ...

Sydney: A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of New Caledonia Tuesday in the tectonically active Pacific region, but there was no tsunami threat, seismologists said.The tremor hit at a depth of 29 kilometres (18 miles) some 253 kilometres from the capital Noumea and 109 kilometres from ...