USGS:6.4-magnitude earthquake hits Vanuatu
A magnitude of 6.4 earthquake struck the Pacific nation of Vanuatu Friday, the US Geological Survey said, but there was no risk of a tsunami.
The quake hit at a depth of about 35 kilometers (22 miles) with an epicenter 222 kilometers northwest of the port city Luganville, known locally as Santo just after 5pm local time (0600 GMT), the USGS said.
"However, earthquakes of this size sometimes generate local tsunamis that can be destructive along coasts located within 100 kilometers of the earthquake epicenter," it said in a bulletin.
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