Strong Earthquake rocks South Pacific

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Dec 9, 2009, 12:10:55 PM12/9/09
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*Great Earthquakes In Diverse Places

Strong Earthquake rocks South Pacific*

* From correspondents in Noumea, New Caledonia
* From: AFP
* December 09, 2009 9:50PM


A POWERFUL earthquake of 6.4 magnitude struck deep under the South
Pacific today but no tsunami warning was issued, US monitors said.

The quake hit 8.46pm AEDT at a depth of 89km, 324km east-south-east of
Tadine in New Caledonia, the US Geological Survey said.

"No destructive widespread tsunami threat exists based on historical
earthquake and tsunami data," the Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning
Centre said.
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