<p>A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Saturday in the Pacific Ocean to the east of New Caledonia, the US Geological Survey said, a day after a major quake hit the same area.</p>.<p>The epicentre was 35 kilometres (22 miles) deep and located about 300 kilometres (190 miles) east of the New Caledonian archipelago, it said.</p>.<p>Any tsunami waves are expected to be less than 0.3 metres (one foot), the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said in its latest update.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/77-earthquake-hits-near-new-caledonia-tsunami-warning-issued-1220061.html" target="_blank">7.7 earthquake hits near New Caledonia; tsunami warning issued</a></strong></p>.<p>The waves may reach the Pacific islands of Fiji, Kiribati, Vanuatu and Wallis and Futuna, it said, after earlier issuing a warning for coasts within 300 kilometres (185 miles) of the epicentre.</p>.<p>On Friday, a 7.7-magnitude quake in the same area sent people scrambling for higher ground on several Pacific islands for fear of giant waves. A tsunami warning was lifted hours later.</p>
<p>A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Saturday in the Pacific Ocean to the east of New Caledonia, the US Geological Survey said, a day after a major quake hit the same area.</p>.<p>The epicentre was 35 kilometres (22 miles) deep and located about 300 kilometres (190 miles) east of the New Caledonian archipelago, it said.</p>.<p>Any tsunami waves are expected to be less than 0.3 metres (one foot), the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said in its latest update.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/77-earthquake-hits-near-new-caledonia-tsunami-warning-issued-1220061.html" target="_blank">7.7 earthquake hits near New Caledonia; tsunami warning issued</a></strong></p>.<p>The waves may reach the Pacific islands of Fiji, Kiribati, Vanuatu and Wallis and Futuna, it said, after earlier issuing a warning for coasts within 300 kilometres (185 miles) of the epicentre.</p>.<p>On Friday, a 7.7-magnitude quake in the same area sent people scrambling for higher ground on several Pacific islands for fear of giant waves. A tsunami warning was lifted hours later.</p>