A powerful magnitude 7 earthquake has struck the Vanuatu region.
Following the quake, hazardous tsunami waves were possible within 300km of the epicentre along the coasts of Vanuatu and New Caledonia. However, a tsunami warning for the coasts has now passed, the US Tsunami Warning System says.
The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said the magnitude of the quake was 7, which it had earlier pegged at 6.6.
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The quake was at a depth of 10km, GFZ said.
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) measured the earthquake at 7.1 magnitude, with a depth of 48km.
The Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre said there was no tsunami threat to the Australian mainland, islands or territories.
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