Acehtsunami

An intense Earthquake with an intensity of 7.2 on the Richter scale hit Vanuatu, a South Pacific island nation.The seismologists supposed that it could trigger a tsunami as is seen with many major earthquakes but later the possibility was ruled out.

The US geological survey found out that the quake had hit 2,070 km northeast of Brisbane.As is the case with earthquakes with high magnitude, a sequence of aftershocks were felt in the region within six hours after the first quake.

Despite the rigorousness of the quake no extensive damage to the property has been reported. The aftershocks varied between 5.0 and 6.4 in terms of intensity.The aftershocks were examined by the seismologists with caution.