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The tsunami threat after a large 7.2 quake struck off the coast of the South Pacific islands of Vanuatu has largely passed.
The quake struck 151 km (94 miles) north-west of Santo on Vanuatu and was 35 km deep, the USGeological Survey said.
The shallower a quake, the more damage it is likely to cause.
The USGS first measured the quake at 10km deep.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre have said a tsunami is no longer likely:"The tsunamithreat from this earthquake has now mostly passed. anyremaining threat should be evaluated by local authorities inimpacted areas."
There were no immediate reports of damage.
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Earthquakes are common in the area and even large tremors often cause no tsunamis.
A 7.3 magnitude quake struck off Vanuatu in October and a 6.3 quake struck in December without causing any damage.
Vanatu is a nation of 80 islands and lies on the Pacific ring of fire - this is horse shoe area ofvolatile seismic faults which causea large amount of volcanic eruptions and earthquakes.
According to the United Nations University, Vanatu is the most at-risk nation in the world from natural disasters, Sky Newsreports.
Vanatu has a popluation of 270,000 with 44,000 living in the capital of Port Villa.
Source: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/earthquake-today-tsunami-alert-off-vanuatu-after-72-tremor-hits-south-pacific-a6965866.html
