An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale struck off the Pacific island country of Vanuatu on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The quake, which occurred at 05:54 p.m. Vanauta local time (06: 54 GMT), was centered 215 km south of Port Vila, capital city of Vanuatu, and at a depth of 31 km.

There were no reports of casualties or damage so far.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii has not issued a tsunami warning.

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