The earthquake occurred at a depth of 57 kilometres (35 miles) and was centred 30 kilometres (18 miles) west of Port Vila, the largest city in Vanuatu, a group of 80 islands that is home to about 330,

An earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck Vanuatu's capital Port Vila on Tuesday, killing at least six people and damaging two reservoirs and a hospital, according to local media and the United Nations. National broadcaster VBTC showed footage of vehicles crushed under the debris of collapsed buildings and boulders strewn across a highway.