6.2 quake off Vanuatu

The US Geological Survey says the epicentre was 133 kilometres northwest of Vanuatu, and there was no tsunami warning.

It was the fourth quake to hit the region in about a week, with a 6.9-magnitude earthquake striking off Vanuatu’s Vanua Lava island last Thursday.

Vanuatu is part of the “Ring of Fire”, a zone of tectonic activity around the Pacific that is subject to frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions