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A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 has struck the Pacific Ocean near the Vanuatu Islands, seismologists say. No tsunami warnings have been issued.
The earthquake, which struck at 8:50 a.m. local time on Friday, was centered about 101 kilometers (62.8 miles) northwest of Port-Olry, or 147 kilometers (91 mi) northwest of Luganville. It struck at a shallow depth of just 10 kilometers (6.2 miles).
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) measured Friday's earthquake at a preliminary 6.5 and estimated that some 183,000 people on nearby islands may have felt the shaking, including some 2,000 people who may have experienced "moderate" to "strong" shaking.
There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties from the earthquake, though shaking would have been felt across much of the nearby islands. No tsunami warnings were issued as earthquakes below magnitude 7.5 do not tend to generate tsunamis.
There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties from the earthquake, though shaking would have been felt across much of the nearby islands. No tsunami warnings were issued as earthquakes below magnitude 7.5 do not tend to generate tsunamis.
There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties from the earthquake, though shaking would have been felt across much of the nearby islands. No tsunami warnings were issued as earthquakes below magnitude 7.5 do not tend to generate tsunamis.