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7.2 quake hits Vanuatu, tsunami alert issued

Updated on: 03 April,2016 02:48 PM IST  | 
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A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck off the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu on Sunday and a tsunami alert has been issued

7.2 quake hits Vanuatu, tsunami alert issued

Wellington (New Zealand): A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck off the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu on Sunday and a tsunami alert has been issued, reports said.


The quake struck 146 km north-northwest of Vanuatu on Sunday, the US Geological Survey reported.


The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre has issued a statement that there's a possibility of a tsunami.


The Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology has confirmed there's no tsunami threat to Australia.

There have been no reports of damages yet.

Vanuatu is a Pacific archipelago nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. It is situated some 1,750 km east of northern Australia, and is to the west of Fiji.

 

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