A M7.1 Earthquake, recorded on Wednesday struck just off the coast of the island nation of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean, but the American Institute of Geophysics (USGS) announced that there was no tsunami hazard.
A M7.1 Earthquake, recorded on Wednesday struck just off the coast of the island nation of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean, but the American Institute of Geophysics (USGS) announced that there was no tsunami hazard. The epicenter of the earthquake was located at a depth of 131 km and 335 km far from the capital Port Vila, the USGS clarified.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said that based on all the data they have, a "Pacific-wide tsunami is not expected."
"It was probably felt but unlikely to cause any damage," said the seismologist Dan Jackson.
He explained that in the area of Vanuatu there have been 27 earthquakes above magnitude seven the last 20 years.
"Quakes like this are a common occurrence over there. The region around Vanuatu and the Solomon islands is the most seismic in the world," according to Jackson.
The archipelago of 80 islands, one of the poorest countries in the world, is in the "zone of fire" of the Pacific, where the collision of tectonic plates causes frequent earthquakes and significant volcanic activity.
Source: weather.com
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