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Magnitude 7.5 quake hits Vanuatu in Pacific: USGS
WASHINGTON : A powerful magnitude 7.5 quake struck off the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu , the US Geological Survey
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It said the quake, which struck at 3:55 a.m. on Sunday (1655 GMT on Saturday), was centred 38 miles (60 km) southwest of the town of Port-Vila and was quite shallow, at a depth of 25.2 miles (40.5 km).
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said the major quake had not triggered a Pacific-wide tsunami but said: "Earthquakes of this size sometimes generate local tsunamis that can be destructive along coasts located within a hundred kilometres (80 miles) of the earthquake epicentre."
Copyright Reuters, 2011