WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A 7.7 magnitude earthquake caused a small tsunami to wash ashore on South Pacific islands Friday. No damage has been reported, and the threat passed in a few hours. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said waves 2 feet above tide level were measured off Lenakel, a port town in Vanuatu. Smaller waves were measured by coastal or deep-ocean gauges elsewhere off Vanuatu and off New Caledonia and New Zealand. Vanuatu’s National Disaster Management Office advised people to head to higher ground. New Zealand’s emergency agency expected experience strong currents with unpredictable surges at the shoreline. Waves 8 inches above tides were measured at North Cape, New Zealand. The quake’s epicenter was near the Loyalty Islands, part of New Caledonia.