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PORT VILA: A shallow 7.4 earthquake struck off Vanuatu today, seismologists said, sparking a tsunami warning across the region.
The quake at 04:14 am (2244 IST today) hit at a depth of 36 kilometres, 214 Kilometres north-west of Luganville, or 2,070 kilometres northeast of Brisbane, Australia, according to the US Geological Survey.
The United States issued a tsunami warning for areas of the South Pacific including the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia.
The warning means coastlines near the epicentre could be subject to tidal waves within minutes. But the warning will not be expanded to other areas of the Pacific unless new data shows a threat, USGS said.
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