NOUMEA, March 31, 2022 (BSS/AFP) - A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck east
of the French territory of New Caledonia on Thursday, the US Geological
Survey said.

   The USGS said the tremor struck at 4.44 pm local time (0544 GMT) at a
depth of 10 kilometres (6.2 miles), 279 kilometres south-east of Tadine, New
Caledonia.