Vanuatu rocked by magnitude 6.4 earthquake

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25 May 2024 at 8:11 pm·1-min read

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake has struck Vanuatu. Picture: Supplied — A magnitude 6.4 earthquake has struck Vanuatu, one of Australia’s closest island neighbours. Picture: Supplied

Vanuatu, one of Australia’s closest island neighbours, has been rocked by a massive magnitude 6.4 earthquake.

The undersea quake occurred north of Port Villa, Vanuatu’s capital, about 09:23am local time at a depth of 32km, the government-run Geoscience Australia portal states.

The Bureau of Meteorology has stated there is no tsunami risk to Australia.

Vanuatu struck by massive earthquake — A magnitude 6.4 earthquake has struck Vanuatu. Picture: Supplied

The island nation is 3600km off the coast of northeastern Queensland and is home to about 340,000 people

It follows a 6.2 magnitude earthquake occurring about 95km from Luganville earlier this month.

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