Quake measuring magnitude 7.0 strikes near New Caledonia in South Pacific

A powerful undersea earthquake measuring magnitude 7.0 struck near New Caledonia in the South Pacific on Wednesday, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.

The centre said there was no Pacific-wide tsunami threat, reports Reuters.

The quake struck at a shallow depth of 10 km (six miles) some 372 km (230 miles) east of the New Caledonian capital Noumea.