An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 occurred in the Pacific Ocean

An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 occurred in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of the Republic of Vanuatu.

This is reported by the British edition Independent with reference to the US Geological Survey (USGS).

According to seismologists, the epicenter of the earthquake was 414 km south of the city of Luganville (14 thousand inhabitants), located on the island of Espiratu Santo. The source was at a depth of 196 km

Data on the victims and destruction, as well as the threat tsunami was not received.

The Republic of Vanuatu is a small Pacific country, located on 83 islands of the New Hebrides archipelago north-east of Australia.

Recall that the magnitude 7.1 earthquake occurred near the city of Puebla de Zaragoza on September 19. He led to strong destruction in the country.

The number of deaths has risen to 248 people.

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