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Powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake strikes near Vanuatu

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Powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake strikes near Vanuatu

2011-09-04 06:13:20 GMT+7 (ICT)

ISANGEL (BNO NEWS) -- A powerful earthquake struck the South Pacific Ocean near Vanuatu on early Sunday morning, seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was immediately issued.

The 7.0-magnitude earthquake at 9.55 a.m. local time (2255 GMT Saturday) was centered about 125 kilometers (78 miles) south-southeast of Isangel, a city on the Vanuatu island of Tanna. It struck about 132.4 kilometers (82.3 miles) deep, making it a fairly deep earthquake, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no threat of a destructive tsunami. "A destructive tsunami was not generated based on earthquake and historical tsunami data," the agency said in a bulletin.

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