A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu earlier today, however there was no tsunami warning issued for the region. The undersea quake was 26 kilometres deep and centred 133 kilometres southwest of the nation’s capital, Port Vila.
Undersea earthquakes of this size usually shake buildings and have the potential to generate a small tsunami, but they rarely cause significant structural damage.
Vanuatu, lies between Fiji, Australia and north of New Zealand, it is located in the "Pacific Ring of Fire" known for its high seismic and volcanic activity caused by moving plates in the Earth's crust.
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