Magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes close Australian neighbour
- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 struck Vanuatu
- BoM ruled out the tsunami risk in Australia
Vanuatu, one of Australia’s closest island neighbors, has been rocked by a massive 6.4 magnitude earthquake.
The undersea earthquake struck north of Vanuatu’s capital Port Villa at about 9:23 a.m. local time at a depth of 32 km, the government-run Geoscience Australia portal said.
The Bureau of Meteorology has declared there is no tsunami risk to Australia.
Vanuatu, one of Australia’s closest island neighbors, has been rocked by a massive 6.4 magnitude earthquake.
The Bureau of Meteorology has declared there is no tsunami risk to Australia
The island state is located 3600 km off the coast of northeastern Queensland and is home to approximately 340,000 people
It follows a magnitude 6.2 earthquake that occurred earlier this month about 60 miles from Luganville.
More to come.