7.2 Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Vanuatu

A 7.2-magnitude earthquake rocked off Vanuatu in the Pacific on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said.

No casualties or damage have been reported.

Tsunami Info Stmt: M7.2 near the Vanuatu Islands
0124PDT Apr 3: Tsunami NOT expected; CA,OR,WA,BC,and AK

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— NWS Tsunami Alerts (@NWS_NTWC) 3 апреля 2016 г.

​The Vanuatu islands are part of the so-called Ring of Fire — a horseshoe-shaped region in the Pacific Ocean formed by volcanoes and tectonic faults. Ninety percent of all earthquakes occur in the Ring.