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 • 18 Jan 2019 13:18:32 UTC
• 19 Jan 2019 00:18:32 near epicenter
Location 19.208S 168.633E
Depth 45 km
Distances • 77.5 km (48.1 mi) WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu
• 166.4 km (103.2 mi) SSE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
• 237.2 km (147.1 mi) NE of W๏ฟฝ, New Caledonia
• 397.3 km (246.3 mi) NE of Dumb๏ฟฝa, New Caledonia
• 400.9 km (248.5 mi) NNE of Mont-Dore, New Caledonia
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 8.0 km; Vertical 5.7 km
