Three strong earthquakes hit Argentina and Vanuatu 3 hours apart – Second powerful quake in the island in two days
A M6.1 earthquake jolted 42 km WNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina at 03:54 GMT on Sunday, at a depth of 203 km (126 miles).
Just under 3 hours after a magnitude 6.1 quake hit 49 km east of Lakatoro, Vanuatu at a depth of 160 kilometers (99 miles).
This is the second >M6.0 to hit off the island within the last two days, after a M6.1 earthquake hit 146 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu at 05:01:04 GMT on Friday at a depth of 118 km (73 miles).
Vanuatu is located near the Ring of Fire – an area around much of the rim of the Pacific Ocean with high seismic activity, causing regular volcanic eruptions and earthquakes.
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