HONG KONG, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 jolted Vanuatu Islands at 01:47:23 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 17.64 degrees south latitude and 167.97 degrees east longitude. ■