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Strong Earthquake In Vanuatu Island

The Malaysian Meteorology Department, in a statement, said the epicentre of the quake was at 881 kilometres southwest of Nadi, Fiji, and 6,102 kilometres southeast of Semporna, Sabah.

The quake, however, did not pose a tsunami threat.

In another statement, the department reported a strong earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale at 6.13 am today in the east region of New Guinea, with its epicentre at 3,442 km southeast of Semporna, Sabah.