7.4-magnitude quake strikes off Vanuatu

By IANS,

Washington : A powerful earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale struck 214 km northwest of Vanuatu, near Australia, in the south Pacific, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported Thursday.


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The quake occurred at about 1714 GMT at a depth of 36.1 km, Xinhua reported.

There was no report of any casualty.

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