6,1 magnitude earthquake shakes Vanuatu

The focal depth of the earthquake was large

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A magnitude 6,1 earthquake shook the region of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean, the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) said Monday.

The focal depth of the earthquake, however, was large - 138 kilometers - according to the initial estimate of the Center.

Source: RES-EAP