Vanuatu hit by 7.3-magnitude earthquake, no Tsunami risk
There was no risk of a tsunami, in keeping with the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre.
Sydney: An earthquake of magnitude 7.3 struck off the coast of Vanuatu on Monday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported.
The quake hit round 35 kilometres (22 miles) northeast of Luganville, the Pacific island nation’s second-largest metropolis, in keeping with the USGS, which revised up the magnitude from an preliminary 7.2.
There was no risk of a tsunami, in keeping with the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre.
Earthquakes can happen anyplace between the Earth’s floor and about 700 kilometres under the floor. For scientific functions, this earthquake depth vary of 0 – 700 km is split into three zones: shallow, intermediate, and deep, as per USGS information.
Shallow earthquakes are between 0 and 70 km deep; intermediate earthquakes, 70 – 300 km deep; and deep earthquakes, 300 – 700 km deep. In common, the time period “deep-focus earthquakes” is utilized to earthquakes deeper than 70 km, the USGS states.
Published: 30 Mar 2026, 02:46 pm IST
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