August 21, 2011 10:31 AM
7.5 magnitude quake hits Vanatu island
A major 7.5-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of the South Pacific island of Vanuatu early today. The US Geological Survey said the quake struck at 3:55 am local time at a depth of 40 kilometres, around 60 kilometres south of Port Vila, the capital of the island nation. The seismologists also d...