Strong 6.0-magnitude Earthquake hits Santa Cruz islands: USGS

[Pastor Dale Morgan]

*Great Earthquakes In Diverse Places

Strong 6.0-magnitude Earthquake hits Santa Cruz islands: USGS
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SYDNEY, Oct 24 (AFP) Oct 23, 2009

A 6.0-magnitude quake hit the Santa Cruz islands in the South Pacific on
Saturday, US seismologists said, but there was no immediate warning of a
tsunami.

The quake struck at a depth of 35 kilometres (22 miles) almost 390
kilometres north-northwest of Luganville on the island of Santo, part of
the Vanuatu archipelago, at 2:14 am (1514 GMT Friday), the US Geological
Survey said.

No tsunami warning was immediately issued as a result of the tremor,
which followed a series of huge quakes last week that triggered a
region-wide tsunami alert.