HONG KONG, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 jolted Vanuatu Islands at 14:33:44 GMT on Tuesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.
The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 17.97 degrees south latitude and 168.08 degrees east longitude. ■