A major earthquake (magnitude 7.2) hit Vanuatu this morning at 4:08 am local time. The earthquake epicentre was located 38 km SW of Ambae volcano, and 85 km NW of Ambrym volcano. The earthquake had an intermediate depth focus of 145 km. Earthquakes of this magnitude sometimes disrupt nearby volcanoes. There was a magnitude 5.1 aftershock one hour later.
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- John Seach is a scientist and the world's leading volcano adventurer. Over the past 24 years John has traveled to the world's most exciting volcanoes, and witnessed eruptions during trips to more than 200 volcanoes. John's work has been featured on award winning television programmes. John is the founder of "Volcano Live", the world's first volcano news and volcano travel website.