The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said that based on the magnitude and location it expected tsunami waves to hit the southern Philippines and parts of Indonesia, Palau and Malaysia.
Japan had issued a tsunami advisory on Thursday following a strong earthquake of 6.6 magnitude near its outlying islands in the Pacific Ocean. No damage has been reported.
The advisory, the second-lowest of a four-stage warning system, asks people on islands in the Izu chain, which stretches south from the Tokyo region on the main Japanese island of Honshu, to stay away from coasts and river mouths.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said waves up to 1 meter (3 feet) above tides were possible for Vanuatu.
The quake hit at 14:42 (local time) at a depth of 60 km, according to European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).
The earthquake was followed by at least 5 aftershocks measuring magnitude between 5.8 and 4.6, it said. After an initial tsunami alert, Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysical Agency lifted the warning hours after the quake.
New Zealand earthquake: According to the US Geological Survey, the quake was estimated to have been at a depth of 10 km.
Indonesia earthquake news: A magnitude 5.6 earthquake on November 21 killed at least 331 people and injured nearly 600 in West Java's Cianjur city.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 on the Richter Scale hit Southwest of Malango, Solomon Islands on Tuesday.
The Japan Meteorological Agency said there may be small swelling of the water but there was no danger of a tsunami.
The impact of the super earthquake was extremely devastating that it uplifted land structures and sent humans into hiding for almost 1000 years, say scientists.
The region is part of an area devastated by a deadly 9.0 quake and tsunami 11 years ago that caused nuclear reactor meltdowns, spewing massive radiation that still makes some parts uninhabitable.
57-year-old Lisala Folau narrated his amazing story to a radio channel after he survived 27 hours at sea to reach the shore. Tsunami waves hit Tonga on January 15 leading to destruction of property and breakdown of communication infrastructure.
New Zealand's military is sending much-needed drinking water and other supplies, but said the ash on the runway will delay the flight at least a day.
IMD Goa tweeted a barometer graph that showed a clear spike along the curve that regularly showed the regular diurnal recordings in wave form. The violent volcanic eruption on January 14 continued for over 12 hours and it again erupted for eight minutes the following day sending massive plumes of ash into the sky.
Satellite images showed a huge eruption, with a plume of ash, steam and gas rising like a mushroom above the blue Pacific waters. A sonic boom could be heard as far away as Alaska.
The Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai volcano is located about 64 kilometers (40 miles) north of the capital, Nuku’alofa. In late 2014 and early 2015, a series of eruptions in the area created a small new island and disrupted international air travel to the Pacific archipelago for several days.
The US Tsunami Warning System issued a tsunami warning.
After a massive earthquake of 8.2 magnitude jolted Alaska, horrifying videos and pictures surfaced on the Internet. Perryville's viral videos show ripped roads and warning sirens blaring along the coastline.
An earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scaled rocked Indonesia's North Sumatra province on Friday, but did not have the potential to trigger a tsunami, the meteorology and geophysics agency said.
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