New Caledonia issues tsunami evacuation alert after 7.6 quake by Melanie Burton, Swati Pandey, Charlotte Greenfield and Colin Packham December 4, 2018 (reuters.com) The quake was just 10 km (6 miles) deep and about 155 km (95 miles) east-southeast of the Loyalty Islands, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said. Authorities in the South Pacific territory urged people to move to locations more than 300 meters (984 ft) distant from the shore, and if possible, to sites higher than 12 meters (39 ft) above sea level. “We have set off the alarm on the exterior of New Caledonia but we don’t have any immediate assessment of potential damage,” said a spokeswoman for the Directorate for Civil Protection and Risk Management. “Tsunami waves reaching 1 to 3 meters above the tide level are possible along some coasts of New Caledonia and Vanuatu,” the PTWC said, warning of possible waves of up to one meter (three feet) for some parts of Fiji. Eramet (ERMT.PA), the operator of the Doniambo nickel plant in New Caledonia’s main harbor of Noumea, has triggered its tsunami alert process, a spokesman for the French mining and metals group said. added: You can see the Latest Earthquakes Here Reuters Reuters Source Article Here