Tsunami detected after M7.0 earthquake hits New Caledonia
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A 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit 82 kilometers (51 miles) east of New Caledonia's Loyalty Islands in the South Pacific at 9:43 a.m. local time on Monday (2243 GMT Sunday), according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). Tsunami waves have been detected.
The epicenter of the earthquake was recorded at a depth of 10 kilometers.