6.3-magnitude earthquake hits Vanuatu

An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck the Vanuatu islands on Sunday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

In a statement carried by Asia News International (ANI), USGS said the earthquake, which struck 83 km north-northwest of Port-Vila, Vanuatu. The earthquake occurred on Sunday at 9:23 VUT at a depth of 29.2 kilometres.

The USGS stated that the earthquake was not expected to generate a tsunami.

In a post on X, the US Geological Survey stated, “Notable quake, preliminary info: M 6.3 - 83 km NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu.”

There have been no immediate reports of damage.

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