A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck overnight Sunday into Monday local time near the pacific state of Vanuatu. Tremors were recorded at a depth of 10 kilometers. A tsunami warning was issued in the region.
According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), on the night of Sunday to Monday local time (in Poland it was before 14:00) a large earthquake with a magnitude of 7 occurred in the Vanuatu region. Its epicenter was 23 kilometers northwest of the city of Port -Orly, and the hypocenter at a depth of about 10 km.
High waves in the coastal area. A tsunami warning was in effect
Due to the strength of the quake, a tsunami warning was issued for the Vanuatu region and nearby islands. On some coasts of the country, for several minutes after the quake, waves with a height of 30 centimeters to 1 meter above the tide level were expected. But the threat has ceased.
There are no reports of injured people or damaged infrastructure.
Vanuatu is a country in the Pacific, composed of 83 islands with a population of about 300,000. people. The archipelago is located in an arc of seismic faults, earthquakes are frequent there. It also has six active volcanoes.
Earthquake in the Vanuatu regionUSGS
USGS, tsunami.gov, tvnmeteo.pl, PAP
Main photo source: USGS