Magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits Vanuatu

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck northern Vanuatu on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said, with authorities warning that
km north of the capital Port Vila at around 3:37 pm (0447 GMT).Centred near a sparsely populated cluster of islands, the USGS said there was
archipelago of 320,000 people that straddles the seismic Ring of Fire.The Ring of Fire is an arc of intense tectonic activity that stretches
through Southeast Asia and across the Pacific basin.At least seven people were killed in April this year when a 7.0-magnitude quake hit a