An earthquake of 6.0 magnitude struck of the coast of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean on Friday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. There were no immediate reports of casualties of damage. No tsunami threat warnings were issued.
Preliminary Earthquake Report:
Magnitude 6.0
Date-Time โข 18 Jan 2019 13:18:32 UTC
โข 19 Jan 2019 00:18:32 near epicenter
Location 19.208S 168.633E
Depth 45 km
Distances โข 77.5 km (48.1 mi) WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu
โข 166.4 km (103.2 mi) SSE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
โข 237.2 km (147.1 mi) NE of W๏ฟฝ, New Caledonia
โข 397.3 km (246.3 mi) NE of Dumb๏ฟฝa, New Caledonia
โข 400.9 km (248.5 mi) NNE of Mont-Dore, New Caledonia
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 8.0 km; Vertical 5.7 km