The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said on its website that hazardous tsunami waves are possible for coasts located within 1,000 km of the earthquake epicenter, according to Xinhua.
08:41 (GMT+4) An earthquake measuring 7.6 magnitude jolted 153 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia at 0418 GMT on Wednesday, Xinhua reported citing the US Geological Survey said.
The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 22.114 degrees south latitude and 169.237 degrees east longitude.