The earthquake struck 109km west-south-west of Sola, Vanuatu, USGS said.
© USGSThe earthquake struck 109km west-south-west of Sola, Vanuatu, USGS said.
An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 has struck near the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, the US Geological Survey (USGS) says.

The earthquake struck 109km west-south-west of Sola, Vanuatu, at 6.58pm (NZT) at a depth of 33.7 km, the USGS said.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre did not issue a Pacific-wide tsunami warning.

"Based on all available data a destructive Pacific-wide tsunami is not expected," the centre said.

A similarly-sized quake struck the same area on Sunday without causing any damage.

Source: Reuters