Sunday, September 4, 2011

Magnitude-7.0 quake shakes Vanuatu

A magnitude-7.0 earthquake shook the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu on Sunday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

Vanuatu
 There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. No tsunami alert was issued. The 9:55 a.m. Sunday (2256 GMT Saturday) quake was deep, some 132km (82 miles) below the surface, the USGS said.

The USGS said the quake hit some 348km (216 miles) southeast of Port Vila, the capital of Vanuatu, and some 1,860km (1,155 miles) northeast of Brisbane, Australia.

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