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Fourth major quake in six hours off Vanuatu
THE fourth major earthquake in six hours has struck near the Pacific island of Vanuatu.The latest tremor measrued 6.9 on the Richter scale, according to the US Geological Survey. It struck 100km further out than the main site of this morning's major activity, some 445km north-north-west of Santo. The quake hit at 12:12 (AEDT) at a depth of 35km. Witnesses described scenes of panic in Vanuatu earlier today after the first 7.8-magnitude earthquake sparked a Pacific tsunami warning. "People are hysterical, trying to find out what's going on and contacting family members," an official with aid group CARE Australia said. "Phone lines are going down as a result.'' The capital shut down as workers fled and hotels cleared tourists off the beaches, a resort official said. "Shops and offices in the city have been closed and workers have run to higher ground in case of a tsunami,'' Arjun Channa, general manager of the luxury Le Meridien resort in Port Vila Arjun Channa said. Posted by: Oztralian 2009-10-08 |
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