Small tsunami after massive 7.7-magnitude earthquake in South Pacific west of Fiji

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake caused a small tsunami to wash ashore on South Pacific islands Friday.

No damage has been reported, and the threat passed after a few hours.Waves 2 feet above tide level were measured off Lenakel, a port town in Vanuatu, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. Smaller waves were measured by coastal or deep-ocean gauges elsewhere off Vanuatu and off New Caledonia and New Zealand.

New Zealand's National Emergency Management Agency said it expected coastal areas would experience strong and unusual currents, with unpredictable surges at the shoreline. The PTWC said small waves of 8 inches above tides were measured at North Cape, New Zealand.

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