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    Powerful quakes hit near Vanuatu in South Pacific

    SYDNEY (AP) — A series of earthquakes struck off the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu on Sunday, causing minor damage, but there were no immediate reports of injuries. Local tsunami advisories were issued but later lifted, and no tsunami was recorded.

    The U.S. Geological Survey said a magnitude-7.1 quake struck at 3:55 a.m. (1655 GMT Saturday) at a depth of 25.2 miles (40.6 kilometers). Its epicenter was 39 miles (63 kilometers) south-southwest of Vanuatu's capital, Port-Vila.

    The temblor was followed by several aftershocks, including a magnitude-7.0 quake that struck at 5:19 a.m. (1819 GMT) at a depth of 17.7 miles (28.5 kilometers). Its epicenter was 42 miles (69 kilometers) south-southwest of Port-Vila.

    The Vanuatu Geohazards Observatory said it issued four local tsunami advisories that were lifted after about two hours. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center did not issue a tsunami warning.

    Some minor damage was reported in the southern part of the country and in the surrounding areas of Port-Vila, said Esrom Molisa, an official with Vanuatu's National Disaster Management Office.

    Vanuatu, a chain of 83 islands, lies just over 1,250 miles (2,000 kilometers) northeast of Sydney. It is part of the Pacific "Ring of Fire," an arc of earthquake and volcanic zones stretching from South America through Alaska and down through the South Pacific.

    A magnitude-7.3 quake struck near Vanuatu on Dec. 26, causing a tsunami a few inches high but no damage.

     

    73 comments

    • Jonny M.  •  8 mths ago
      somebody's confused!!!
    • Doc LeDuc  •  9 mths ago
      One hut was reportedly knocked off it's founda...., um, that is..., the rock it was perched on.
    • mudslideslim  •  9 mths ago
      They're ALL Bushes fault!
    • LaFeria  •  9 mths ago
      as Nibiru enters the solar system........
      • Cap'n Murph 9 mths ago
        As doomsayers continue to cling to their sick endgame fantasies.
        Your "lost planetoid" is on track to hit the earth...but not for several thousands of years. Get your facts straight, numb nuts.
    • Joey Partin  •  9 mths ago
      yall need to get a clue these things happen all the time so stop yelling the end if that was true we would have been gone along time ago
    • wolfmangd57  •  9 mths ago
      Here we go but one thing God knowns more and man is the dumbest animal on earth!! Figure it out and just look at everything going on! So people here have been shown the turht and many still do not get it! And many never will, it is not in there thought process either!! Go luck to all of us!
      • Dante 9 mths ago
        I have to agree with you on one thing man is the dumbest animal on earth and your proof of that
      • Mark 9 mths ago
        check your spelling
      • AmandaJolie 9 mths ago
        Go luck tow yu, tao!
    • NWO-NERD-BOY  •  9 mths ago
      All this tells me the end days are near people ohh good luck .
      • Doc LeDuc 9 mths ago
        ...and I'm pulling for yours sonny.
    • Ilom  •  9 mths ago
      I've been watching this really good series called How the Earth was Made, there's 26 episodes. It'll tell you everything you've ever wanted to know about how the Mountain ranges were formed. Volcanoes, earthquakes and there's an episode on the asteroid that hit in New Mexico (?). I've been watching through my netflix on my roku box, but you may be able to find it online somewhere. Anyway it's very educational, and the scenery is really nice too. Anyway relax folks it's not God trying to punish anyone, this planet is consistently shifting and recycling it self, all these natural things that happen do it just because that's the way this planet is and always has been !!! Go watch the series you'll relly enjoy it !!!!
      • larsb 9 mths ago
        the Earth was made by Allauh.....
      • Brock 9 mths ago
        It's on one of the cable channels constantly. (discovery, tlc, one of those) I really like it as well. A person doesn't have to be an atheist to accept science over The Bible. If God created all things, then we are seeing how things are created before our eyes. The earth is a living thing, it moves, and shifts, rotates, etc. In this movement, mountains, islands, and continents are formed. If you don't believe in God, that's your choice as well. Fact is, doesn't matter what we believe... Whatever the reality is, doesn't change according to our beliefs.
      • Deb 9 mths ago
        It is a very interesting series and very informative........
    • The Beat Goes On  •  9 mths ago
      All the movement in the south and west says northern Cali is coming soon.
    • Jac  •  9 mths ago
      read the article you peabrains...stop posting your gay thougths...
    • jerryk  •  9 mths ago
      Not shown on the USGS earthquake tracker,not a 7.0 !
    • Robert  •  9 mths ago
      ELENIN is getting closer........
    • A Yahoo! User  •  9 mths ago
      Hiyata is a GAY squirrel,he has a mouth full of someones NUTS
    • Droog  •  9 mths ago
      Christianity is the most perverse system that ever shone on Man.....
      Thomas Jefferson
    • Funny Bunny  •  9 mths ago
      Hiyata is wanted for RAPE prostitution and violating parole.
    • Funny Bunny  •  9 mths ago
      Hiyata,bangs his mother,munches used tampons,lurks around playgrounds,stalking his victims. He is out on parole for rape arson,and flight to avoid prosecution. If seen call the Sheriff.
    • Funny Bunny  •  9 mths ago
      There is a diseased AIDS carrying FREAK called---HIYATA---who wants to suk your dix and impregnate your goats.
    • eric  •  9 mths ago
      wow i never knew there was so many islands near australlia.83 in total northeast.they must be all a mile wide or they would show up on the map?i still like this #$%$ news.anyone live on the 83 islands?guess not just lizards and apes
    • rbtdude  •  9 mths ago
      birth pangs like child birth, ask any mom how hard that is...then a itty bitty miracle, a child...thus is the same for earth, but we are in the very beginning of pangs, and the earth rocks more than a mom having a kid!
    • rbtdude  •  9 mths ago
      best way to shut up a proud woman or man, open the bible in front of them, they will either run away, or talk like the devil himself to disprove they are wrong...and the devil surely knows the bible, taken out of context of course, like Obama does.
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