7.1-magnitude earthquake hits off Vanuatu

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7.1-magnitude earthquake hits off Vanuatu

AFP News – Tue, 10 May, 2011

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit Tuesday off the south Pacific island nation of

Vanuatu, the US Geological Survey reported, but no tsunami warning was issued.

The earthquake's epicentre was 26 kilometres (16 miles) deep, the USGS said. It

was 135 kilometres (84 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu and 147 kilometres (91

miles) from the Loyalty islands, part of the French territory of New Caledonia.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said in an evaluation that " no destructive

widespread tsunami threat exists based on historical earthquake and tsunami

data " .

Servo, an official at the Vanuatu Meteorological Service, said there was

unlikely to be any damage.

" We felt it on Vanuatu, of course, but it was not strong, " he told AFP.

" There has been no tsunami warning and we don't expect any damage. It was too

far away. "

Vanuatu, which lies between Fiji and Australia, is in the " Pacific Ring of

Fire " , known for its high seismic and volcanic activity caused by friction

between moving plates in the Earth's crust.

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There have also been many small quakes in southern California. I'm really wondering how much longer the West Coast will be spared.

In a message dated 5/10/2011 11:50:03 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, no_reply writes:

7.1-magnitude earthquake hits off Vanuatu

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There have also been many small quakes in southern California. I'm really wondering how much longer the West Coast will be spared.

In a message dated 5/10/2011 11:50:03 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, no_reply writes:

7.1-magnitude earthquake hits off Vanuatu