Rare occurrence in the Pacific region this morning as there were two earthquakes measuring more than 7 on the Richter scale within about 15 minutes in a distance of 50 kilometres between each other in Vanuatu just after 10am.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said a large tsunami could have been generated which would have caused a lot of destruction.
However speaking from Hawaii, scientist Stuart Weinstein said fortunately the largest wave activity was just about 1 metre high.
Weinstein said the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre is happy that people reacted quickly in Fiji after they issued the warning this morning as Fiji was very close to the impact point.
He said people should not get complacent as the decision to issue a tsunami warning is not made lightly from the Hawaii office.
Weinstein also said that there is a high possibility of aftershocks near Vanuatu and other strong earthquakes.
Rare occurrence in Pacific region this morning
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