New Delhi, March 24 -- A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.5 struck the South Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, as reported by the National Center for Seismology (NCS).

Sharing the details in a post on X, the NCS said that it occurred at a depth of 210 kilometres.

"EQ of M: 7.5, On: 24/03/2026 10:07:48 IST, Lat: 18.694 S, Long: 175.500 W, Depth: 210 Km, Location: South Pacific Ocean", the post said.

This comes shortly after an earthquake of magnitude 6.1 rattled across the South Pacific Ocean on Sunday, as per a statement by the National Center for Seismology (NCS).

In a post on X, the NCS said, "EQ of M: 6.1, On: 22/03/2026 20:57:59 IST, Lat: 15.353 S, Long: 172.824 W, Depth: 10 Km, Location: South Pacific Ocean."

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