Satu gempa bumi dengan kekuatan 7.2 skala Richter dilaporkan telah berlaku di Rantau Kepulauan Vanuatu pada jam 2.29 petang tadi.
Menurut Perth Now, gempa itu berlaku pada kedalaman 528km dan terletak sekitar 1750km dari Australia utara
Bagaimanapun, tiada sebarang amaran tsunami yang dikeluarkan.
NO TSUNAMI THREAT FOR AMERICAN SAMOA from a 7.2 magnitude earthquake near Vanuatu at around 7:29pm SST on Friday, October 1st, 2021.
— National Weather Service WSO Pago Pago (@NWSPagoPago) October 2, 2021
#earthquake REVISED M 7.2 – VANUATU REGION – 2021-10-02 06:29:18 UTC pic.twitter.com/LB5YE92YJc
— ditrianum (@ditrianum) October 2, 2021
#VANUATU REGION #earthquake
Time: 2021-10-02 at 06:29:18 UTC
2021-10-02 at 18:29:18 local time
Location: -21.06, 174.93
Magnitude: 7.2 mw
PDF report: https://t.co/KUA1GnOsv6 pic.twitter.com/pssxvw90jQ— Quantectum Global (@QuantectumG) October 2, 2021
Sumber: Perth Now