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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Charlotte Graham-McLay

Magnitude 7.3 earthquake hits Pacific island nation of Vanuatu

Vanuatu Pacific Earthquake - (Dan McGarry)

Injured people were arriving at a hospital in Vanuatu as unconfirmed reports of casualties emerged after the South Pacific island nation was rocked by a powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake that struck just off the coast on Tuesday.

A tsunami warning was called off less than two hours after the quake. With communications still down hours after the jolt and official information scarce, witness accounts of casualties began to surface on social media and through patchy phone calls.

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