<p>An earthquake of magnitude 7 struck the Vanuatu region on Friday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said, with a tsunami warning issued for coasts in the the area.</p><p>The quake was at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.21 miles), GFZ said.</p><p>It earlier pegged the quake at a magnitude of 6.6.</p><p>The United States Geological Survey (USGS) measured the earthquake at 7.1 magnitude, with a depth of 48km.</p><p>The US Tsunami Warning System said hazardous tsunami waves from the earthquake were possible within 300 km of the epicenter along the coasts of Vanuatu and New Caledonia.</p>
<p>An earthquake of magnitude 7 struck the Vanuatu region on Friday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said, with a tsunami warning issued for coasts in the the area.</p><p>The quake was at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.21 miles), GFZ said.</p><p>It earlier pegged the quake at a magnitude of 6.6.</p><p>The United States Geological Survey (USGS) measured the earthquake at 7.1 magnitude, with a depth of 48km.</p><p>The US Tsunami Warning System said hazardous tsunami waves from the earthquake were possible within 300 km of the epicenter along the coasts of Vanuatu and New Caledonia.</p>