The earthquake measuring 7,7 occurred at coast of New Caledonia, tsunami threat] is declare

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Photo of Unsplash on May 19, Minsk / BELTA/Correspondent. The earthquake measuring 7,7 occurred on May 19 at coast of New Caledonia, is reported on a site of the European-Mediterranean seismocenter. Epicenter of tremors was in 454 km to the East from Noumea (the population of 93 thousand). The center lay at a depth of 30 km. After that there were about ten repeated pushes which maximum magnitude reached 5,9. Information on victims did not arrive, however tsunami threat was declared. earthquake...