SYDNEY: A 5.7-magnitude earthquake hit northwest of the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu Monday, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The quake, which struck at a depth of 20 kilometres (12.4 miles) and about 250 kilometres northwest of Vanuatu’s Santo island, was first reported as a 6.0 magnitude before being downgraded by the USGS.No tsunami warning was issued. Vanuatu is part of the “Ring of Fire,” a zone of tectonic activity around the Pacific frequently subject to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Last year the island nation was rocked by a series of quakes, including some that prompted tsunami warnings. </s> An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 has struck northwest of the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, the US Geological Survey says.



The quake on Monday was initially reported with a magnitude of 6.0 but was later downgraded by the USGS.

It was recorded at a depth of 20km and was located around 250km northwest of Vanuatu’s Santo Island, the USGS said.



There was no immediate tsunami warning or any reports of damage or casualties. </s> SINGAPORE (Reuters) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 struck north of the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.

The quake was recorded at a depth of 175 km (108 miles) and was located about 115 km (71 miles) north of Vanuatu's Santo island, the USGS said.

There was no immediate tsunami warning or any reports of damage or casualties. </s> SYDNEY: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 struck northwest of the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.

The quake was initially reported with a magnitude of 6.0 but was later downgraded by the USGS. It was recorded at a depth of 20 km (12 miles) and was located around 250 kms (150 miles) northwest of Vanuatu's Santo island, the USGS said.

There was no immediate tsunami warning or any reports of damage or casualties. </s> A 5.7-magnitude earthquake hit northwest of the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu today, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The quake, which struck at a depth of 20 kilometres and about 250 kilometres northwest of Vanuatu's Santo island, was first reported as a 6.0 magnitude before being downgraded by the USGS.

Start the conversation, or Read more at India.com. </s> An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 has struck northwest of the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, the US Geological Survey says. The quake on Monday at 2.21pm was initially reported with a magnitude of 6.0 but was later downgraded by the USGS.

Start the conversation, or Read more at Stuff.co.nz. </s> AN EARTHQUAKE with a magnitude of 5.7 has struck northwest of the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, the US Geological Survey says. The quake was initially reported with a magnitude of 6.0, but was later downgraded by the USGS.

Start the conversation, or Read more at NEWS.com.au. </s> A quake with a magnitude of 6.7 struck off the Pacific island of Vanuatu on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.

The USGS said the quake's epicentre was 150 miles (240 km) south-southeast of the town of Isangel and was relatively deep at 73 miles beneath the surface.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said no tsunami was likely to be generated by the quake because of its depth. </s> A magnitude 7.1 quake hit about 230 kilometres east of Tadine in New Caledonia's Loyalty Islands.

A strong earthquake has struck in the Pacific Ocean near New Caledonia but experts say there isn't a tsunami threat.

According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the magnitude 7.1 quake hit Wednesday afternoon about 230 kilometres east of Tadine in New Caledonia's Loyalty Islands.

The quake was about 290km from Isangel in Vanuatu. The USGS says it was about 26km deep.

There are no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

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The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says it does not expect a destructive Pacific-wide tsunami and there is no threat to Hawaii.

New Caledonia and Vanuatu sit on the Pacific's 'Ring of Fire', an arc of seismic faults around the Pacific Ocean where earthquakes and volcanoes are common.

The New Zealand Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management have said there is no tsunami threat to New Zealand.

Earlier in the same day, a magnitude 4.4 earthquake rattled a wide area of Southern California. But there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

The temblor struck about 7.33pm (local time) and was centered about 4.8km north of La Verne, a San Gabriel Valley city about 40km east of downtown Los Angeles, according to a preliminary report by the US Geological Survey.

It was followed a minute later by a magnitude 3.4 quake.

The quake was about four miles deep, but it was felt sharply near the epicentre.

Vickie Carillo and her son were sitting on the couch of their La Verne home, watching Jaws 2, when the quake struck. "It was like if somebody had grabbed it and was shaking the house," Carillo told the Los Angeles Times.

Carillo said she screamed. Her family picked up their two Jack Russell terriers and ran outside, where they joined about a dozen neighbours.

STUFF Victor Flores said the California earthquake moved his whole house and sounded "like thunder".

Victor Flores said the temblor violently shook his two-story house in the hills.

"It was moving the whole house," he told the Times. "It shook hard for what seemed like 10 to 20 seconds, and then it just kept going. It was really loud too, kind of like thunder. It just hit really hard and quick."

The temblor made the water slosh in his swimming pool, Flores added.

The quake shook buildings for several seconds in downtown Los Angeles. It was also felt as a rolling motion dozens of miles away and as far away as the San Diego area, about 160km south.
A 5.7 magnitude earthquake strikes 250 kilometers (155 miles) northwest of the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu. No immediate report of damages or injuries; no tsunami warning has been issued.