6.2 quake strikes Vanuatu

Last updated 02:24 09/09/2010

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A strong 6.2-magnitude quake struck near the Pacific island of Vanuatu on Wednesday, US seismologists said. No tsunami alert was issued.

The US Geological Survey said the quake struck at 10.37pm (local time) at a depth of 54 kilometres, 142 kilometres south-southeast of Isangel, in the southern region of the Vanuatu archipelago.

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