The coast of Vanuatu in the South Pacific was struck by an earthquake of 6.5 magnitudes. However it is too deep to be called a Tsunami said US geologists.
The quake struck at (0840 GMT) according to the US Geological Survey and hit at 16 miles (27 kilometres) east of the beach town of Port-Olry.
The quake was too deep to cause a destructive tsunami. It happened at a depth of 111 kilometres. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre felt that had the quake occurred at a lesser depth then a massive tsunami may have triggered off and caused huge damage.
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