Strong earthquake hits near Vanuatu
{{date|August 7, 2006}}

The [[w:United States Geological Survey|United States Geological Survey]] announced that a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck near the South Pacific island nation of [[w:Vanuatu|Vanuatu]].

The earthquake occurred at 22:18:55 UTC on August 7, only 75 km (50 miles) east-southeast of Luganville, or 215 km (135 miles) north-northwest of the nation's capital, [[w:Port-Vila|Port-Vila]]. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The [[w:Pacific Tsunami Warning Center|Pacific Tsunami Warning Center]] issued a bulletin, saying the earthquake was of magnitude 7.0, but did not expect a widespread tsunami.

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/usrcb2.php
|title=Magnitude 6.7 - Vanutu|
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|pub=United States Geological Survey|date=August 7, 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/wmsg
|title=Tsunami bulletin
|author=
|pub=Pacific Tsunami Warning Center|date=August 7, 2006}}

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[[Category:Earthquakes]]
[[Category:Disasters and accidents]]
[[Category:Vanuatu]]
[[Category:Oceania]]
The United States Geological Survey announced that a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck near the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu.

The earthquake occurred at 22:18:55 UTC on August 7, only 75 km (50 miles) east-southeast of Luganville, or 215 km (135 miles) north-northwest of the nation's capital, Port-Vila. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a bulletin, saying the earthquake was of magnitude 7.0, but did not expect a widespread tsunami.
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