[2banana]

Where is Vanuatu? Wasn’t there a song about it?

[xcamel]

I think that was “Xanadu”

[BlownChevelle]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — A 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck in the South Pacific 30 miles (45 km) southeast of Santo, Vanuatu, the U.S. Geological Survey says.

The quake was at a depth of 107.3 miles (172.7 km), USGS said. The epicenter was also 1,240 miles (1,996 km) northeast of Brisbane, Australia.

“Based on all available data a destructive Pacific-wide tsunami not expected and there is no tsunami threat to Hawaii,” read an advisory from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

The quake struck at 4:08 a.m. local time (1:08 p.m. EDT/17:08 GMT)

[edcoil]

Coast off Australia (east coast)

[bravo whiskey]

for those of us playing War in the Pacific (WitP) wargame, your air bases are safe.

[Squidpup]

[PAR35]

Better known as New Hebrides.