A medium sized earthquake has hit about 18 km S of Gaua Volcano in Vanuatu. The earthquake was measured at magnitude 5.5 and located at a depth of 33km. Gaua volcano has been hit by a number of earthquakes in 2005, and is considered a potential eruption risk. The last major eruption of Gaua was in 1965 when the island was evacuated.
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