Buildings in Vanuatu damaged and casualties reported as magnitude 7.3 earthquake hits South Pacific island nation

[Smithy]

The tremor was centred near Port Vila, the largest city in the country, at a depth of 35 miles (56km), triggering a tsunami warning that was quickly withdrawn.
Injured people have been arriving at hospital on the South Pacific island of Vanuatu after a powerful earthquake struck just off its coast, damaging buildings and causing landslides.

The tremor was centred near Port Vila, the largest city on the group of 80 islands, at a depth of 35 miles (56km) below the earth's surface on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
It was followed by a magnitude 5.5 aftershock at the same spot and the shudders continued throughout the afternoon and evening local time.

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[Jason]

That's terrible. I lived on an island once and that was always the threat.