Magnitude 6.5 quake strikes off Vanuatu, no tsunami threat to Hawaii
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A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck off the coast of Vanuatu this morning.](https://staradvertiser.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/web1_20230302_brk_van01.jpg)
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck off the coast of Vanuatu this morning.
A strong earthquake struck off the coast of Vanuatu this morning but does not pose a tsunami threat to Hawaii.
The magnitude 6.5 quake struck 50 miles west-southwest of Port Orly, Vanuatu at 8:04 a.m. Hawaii time at a depth of 6.2 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
“Based on all available data a destructive Pacific-wide tsunami is not expected and there is no tsunami threat to Hawaii,” the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said in a bulletin.
No serious injuries were immediately reported.