Earthquakes

Hours after the 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck Vanuatu on 8th Sept, another more intense earthquake rattled the South Pacific Island nation, though without causing casualties or damages to man-made structures. The second earthquake, epicentered at 13.487S 166.875E off the coast, had a magnitude of 7.0 on Richter Scale. No Tsunami was generated by the earthquake which hit this earthquake prone region on 9th Sept. The major earthquake on Tuesday was followed by a tremor of magnitude 6.6, which was felt in the surrounding region