Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake Strikes Near Vanuatu, No Tsunami Warning Issued

A shallow magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck near Vanuatu on Thursday, with its epicentre about 110 kilometres east of Luganville, the Pacific island nation’s second-largest city. The United States Geological Survey said the risk of landslides was low and that relatively few people were exposed to the tremor. There were no immediate reports of damage. Vanuatu’s natural hazards agency had not immediately issued a tsunami warning. The island nation lies along the seismically active Pacific Ring of Fire, where earthquakes are frequent.

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