PARIS (Reuters) -Authorities in French Polynesia warned the population of several of the Marquesas Islands to expect tsunami waves up to 4 metres high in the early hours of Wednesday morning after a huge quake off Russia’s Far east.
They said the waves would reach the islands of Ua Huka, Nuku Hiva and Hiva Oa at 00:57 a.m. local time (1027 GMT).
Other islands in the Marquesas are expected to experience wave heights between 0.60 m and 0.90 m, the local government said.
(Reporting by Charlotte Van Campenhout; Editing by Kevin Liffey and Andrew Heavens)
