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As the country cleared roads and restored power lines cut by Cyclone Judy, residents were jolted early Friday by twin earthquakes and told to hunker down for a second approaching storm Cyclone Kevin.
The Pacific nation experienced an initial 6.5 magnitude quake, followed by an aftershock. A state of emergency has been declared amid the threat of Cyclone Kevin.
PORT VILA, Vanuatu: The South Pacific Ocean nation of Vanuatu was under a state of emergency on Friday after being hit by a succession of earthquakes and cyclones. An initial 6.5-magnitude quake struck at 1804 GMT off the island of Espiritu Santo in the north of the archipelago at a depth of 10 kilometers, the US Geological Survey said. An aftershock with a magnitude of 5.4
PORT VILA, Vanuatu - Vanuatu declared a state of emergency Friday after back-to-back earthquakes struck as a second cyclone in as many days lashed the Pacific nation.
The 6.5-magnitude first quake struck at 1804 GMT off the island of Espiritu Santo in the north of the archipelago at a depth of 10