Second Earthquake Shakes South Pacific's Vanuatu

World | August 11, 2010, Wednesday // 09:06|  views

Vanuatu is located in the South Pacific Ocean, about three quarters of the way from Hawaii to Australia, and includes numerous islands. Photo by mapsofworld.com

A second strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6 has hit the Vanuatu archipelago in the South Pacific.

On Wednesday, the earthquake hit at 75 km west-northwest of Vanuatu’s capital Port Vila with a depth of 41 km, the CNN has reported.

There has been no warning for tsunami following the quake.

On Tuesday, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7,5 shook Vanuatu, generating a small tsunami with a 23 cm wave.

Vanuatu is located in the South Pacific Ocean, about three quarters of the way from Hawaii to Australia, and includes numerous islands.

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Tags: Vanuatu, South Pacific, Earthquake, tsunami

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