Godlike Productions - Reply to Thread

Users Online Now: 1,499 (Who's On?)	Visitors Today: 571,307
Pageviews Today: 732,705	Threads Today: 204	Posts Today: 2,492
06:27 AM

REPLY TO THREAD

Subject 7.0 Earthquake Vanuatu

User Name

Font color: Font:

In accordance with industry accepted best practices we ask that users limit their copy / paste of copyrighted material to the relevant portions of the article you wish to discuss and no more than 50% of the source material, provide a link back to the original article and provide your original comments / criticism in your post with the article.

Original Message A powerful earthquake has been reported off the South Pacific island of Vanuatu at a depth of 41 km (25 miles) with no immediate reports of damage.

The magnitude 7.1 quake occurred at 03:55 local time, 63km (39 miles) south of the capital, Port-Vila, the US Geological Survey said.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center ruled out a Pacific-wide tsunami.

Vanuatu, a chain of 80 islands with a population of a quarter of a million, is prone to quakes and tsunamis.

Several powerful aftershocks later struck the same area, at least one with a magnitude of 7.0. The US Geological Survey earlier said the first quake was of a 7.5 magnitude.

It is not clear what damage has been caused.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center warned of the possibility of more localised tsunamis.

[link to earthquake.usgs.gov]

Pictures (click to insert)





\| Next Page >>