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An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck in the Pacific Ocean 42 miles (67km) east-northeast of Tadine in New Caledonia’s Loyalty Islands, the US Geological Survey said on Sunday.


The quake, whose depth was 12.8 miles, occurred just hours after a 6.4 tremor 46 miles east of the Loyalty Islands.


Magnitude 6.6 quake hits New Caledonia in the southwest Pacific

The “Plastiki”, a boat made from 12,500 plastic bottles, prepares to leave Noumea, in the French Pacific Ocean territory of New Caledonia. An earthquake hit the area on Sunday. Photo: AFP

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