* Astronomy

A strong magnitude 6.3  earthquake occurred at 13:34:16 (UTC) on Wednesday, April  25, 2007, in the Vanuatu region, 140 km  NNW of Luganville, Espiritu Santo,  Vanuatu,   at a depth  of  69.3 km.

Location     14.287°S, 166.819°E

A strong magnitude 7.2 earthquake occurred at 00:40:02 (UTC) on Sunday, March 25, 2007, in the Vanuatu region, 115 km  south of Isangel, Tanna, Vanuatu, a depth of 35 km.

Location     20.597°S, 169.413°E

A strong magnitude 6.0  earthquake occurred at 01:08:19 (UTC) on Sunday, March 25, 2007, in the Vanuatu region, 140 km  south of Isangel, Tanna, Vanuatu, a depth of 35 km.

Location     20.795°S, 169.404°E

Australian seismologists have reported two large quakes off Vanuatu - in the Pacific Ocean.
Senior Seismologist from Geoscience Australia, Doctor Mark Leonard says the earthquakes struck mid-morning - and were 7-point-3 and 7-point-1 in magnitude.

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A strong magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurred at 18:03:14 (UTC) on Tuesday, October 3, 2006, in Southern Peru, about 70 km NNW of Isangel, Tanna, Vanuatu. The hypocentral depth was estimated to be 164.9 km.

Location 18.959°S, 168.994°E

A strong magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurred at 06:28:57 (UTC) on Tuesday, March 7, 2006, in Vanuatu, 80 km NNE of Luganville, at a depth of 159.5 km.

Location 14.834°S, 167.340°E