PORT VILA, Vanuatu, April 4 (UPI) -- Officials lifted a tsunami warning after a 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu.
No damage was reported Sunday when the temblor struck before 7:30 p.m. about 260 miles northwest of the capital city of Port Vila.
Though a tsunami warning was issued after the quake, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said the threat had mostly passed.
The quake was originally measured at 7.2 though the USGS said the quake was shallow at a depth of 21 miles below the surface.
Vanuatu, in the South Pacific northeast of Australia, is one of the most seismically active areas in the world, and quakes of similar size rocked the island in October and December.
Last year, the island nation of about 270,000 people was slammed by the powerful Cyclone Pam.
