The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a warning for areas close to the quake, although there was no Pacific-wide threat of a tsunami, the Hawaii-based centre said. The tsunami warning, which had included coastal areas of Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Fiji, including the Fijian capital, Suva, was later cancelled. An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 struck about 535km (330 miles) southeast of the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu on Friday, the US Geological Survey said, briefly triggering a local tsunami warning. The powerful quake triggered at least five aftershocks, ranging in magnitude from 4.7 to 5.4, the USGS said. The shallow quake was measured at a depth of about 10km (6 miles).

Source: Hindustan Times August 12, 2016 01:41 UTC