(Reuters) – A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck southeast of the Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia on Wednesday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said.
The quake was at a depth of 141 km (87.61 miles), GFZ said.
There was no risk of a tsunami after the quake, the U.S. tsunami warning system said.
(Reporting by Akriti Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Andrew Heavens)