Inyikima enkulu eyi-6.7 ihlasele emantla e-Ambrym Island kwiziqithi zaseVanuatu namhlanje, nge-21 Agasti 2018, nge-22: 32: 29 ye-UTC. Le yayiyinyikima yesibini enkulu namhlanje kunye neVenezuela ehlaselwa li-7.3 enkulu ngaphambili namhlanje.
Intsika yenyikima ibekwe kwiikhilomitha ezimbalwa ukusuka kwincam ye-Ambrym, isiqithi esinabemi abambalwa, sibetha kubunzulu beekhilomitha ezingama-30.
I-Ofisi yoKhuselo loLuntu kunye noLawulo oluNgxamisekileyo eVanuatu yathi ayiyongozi yetsunami kwiNew Zealand emva kwenyikima.
IZiko eliLumkisa ngeTsunami ePacific nalo alikhange likhuphe nasiphi na isilumkiso ngetsunami.
Ukuza kuthi ga ngoku akukho ngxelo zomonakalo okanye zokonzakala.
"Iringi yoMlilo" ikwabizwa ngokuba yibhanti leSetyhula-Pacific. Ngummandla weenyikima ezijikeleze uLwandlekazi lwePasifiki apho iipesenti ezingama-90 zeenyikima zomhlaba zenzeka khona.
Imigama:
• I-78.3 km (48.6 mi) E yaseLakatoro, eVanuatu
• I-120.6 km (74.8 mi) i-ESE yaseLuganville, eVanuatu
• 187.3 km (116.1 mi) N yasePort-Vila, eVanuatu
• I-546.7 km (339.0 mi) N yeW, eNew Caledonia
• I-698.5 km (433.0 mi) NNE yaseDumba, eNew Caledonia
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- Intsika yenyikima ibekwe kwiikhilomitha ezimbalwa ukusuka kwincam ye-Ambrym, isiqithi esinabemi abambalwa, sibetha kubunzulu beekhilomitha ezingama-30.
- Yindawo yeenyikima ezijikeleze uLwandlekazi lwePasifiki apho malunga ne-90% yeenyikima zehlabathi zehla.
- I-Ofisi yoKhuselo loLuntu kunye noLawulo oluNgxamisekileyo eVanuatu yathi ayiyongozi yetsunami kwiNew Zealand emva kwenyikima.
