Magnitude 7.4 earthquake strikes off the coast of Vanuatu sparking tsunami warning
Share:
A mammoth 7.4 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Vanuatu sparking an urgent tsunami warning. The quake struck 29km west of Port Vila on the island of Efate at a depth of 10km at 12.47pm local time. A 5.5 magnitude aftershock was recorded at a depth of 49km just minutes later.
![[There is no tsunami threat to Australia, the Bureau of Meteorology has confirmed]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/02/93217615-14199961-There_is_no_tsunami_threat_to_Australia_the_Bureau_of_Meteorolog-m-80_1734402644093.jpg)
Hazardous tsunami waves between 0.3 and one metre above the tide level are forecast for the coasts of Fiji, Kermadec Islands, Kiribati, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Wallis and Futuna. 'Government agencies responsible for threatened coastal areas should take action to inform and instruct any coastal populations at risk in accordance with their own evaluation, procedures and level of threat,' the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.
'Persons located in threatened coastal areas should stay alert for information and follow instructions from national and local authorities.'. There is no tsunami threat to Australia, the Bureau of Meteorology has confirmed. Port Vila is just under 2,000km away from Australia.
The 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck 29km west of Port Villa on the island of Efate at a depth of 10km at 12.47pm local time (pictured). There is no tsunami threat to Australia, the Bureau of Meteorology has confirmed. It takes just under four hours to fly to the popular holiday destination from Sydney.
