Vanuatu has declared a state of emergency after a new cyclone and a magnitude 6,5 earthquake hit the Pacific island nation of about 320.000 people.
The earthquake was yesterday, ten kilometers under the sea, near the large island of Espiritu Santo, according to the data of the American Institute of Geophysics (USGS).
The aftershock had a magnitude of 5,4.
The Hawaii-based Tsunami Warning Center has not issued a tsunami warning.
At the time of the earthquake, the people of Vanuatu had already taken shelter in their homes because of the strong winds that carried away roofs and uprooted trees.
Cyclone Judy passed through Vanuatu with winds of 200 kilometers per hour. Heavy rains have flooded the roads and the island is still partially without electricity and communications.
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