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6.4 magnitude earthquake shakes Australia’s close neighbor

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Vanuatu, one of Australia's closest neighboring islands, has been shaken by a massive 6.4 magnitude earthquake.
  • A 6.4 magnitude earthquake shook Vanuatu
  • BoM ruled out tsunami risk in Australia

Vanuatu, one of Australia’s closest neighboring islands, has been shaken by a massive 6.4 magnitude earthquake.

The underwater earthquake occurred north of Port Villa, the capital of Vanuatu, around 9:23 local time at a depth of 32 kilometers, says the government portal Geoscience Australia.

The Bureau of Meteorology has stated that there is no risk of a tsunami for Australia.

Vanuatu, one of Australia’s closest neighboring islands, has been shaken by a massive 6.4 magnitude earthquake.

The Bureau of Meteorology has stated that there is no risk of a tsunami for Australia.

The Bureau of Meteorology has stated that there is no risk of a tsunami for Australia.

The island nation lies 3,600 kilometers off the coast of northeast Queensland and is home to about 340,000 people.

It comes after a magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurred about 95 kilometers from Luganville earlier this month.

More to come.

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