PORT VILA : A 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of the Pacific Ocean island of Vanuatu late Thursday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.
The quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometres (6 miles) some 86 kilometres (53 miles) away from the town of Port Orly, USGS said. There was no immediate tsunami warning.
It was the fourth quake to hit the region in about a week, with a 6.9-magnitude earthquake striking off Vanuatu’s Vanua Lava island last Thursday.
Vanuatu is part of the “Ring of Fire”, a zone of tectonic activity around the Pacific that is subject to frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
