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Monday, August 9, 2010
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(08-09) 23:31 PDT SYDNEY, (AP) --
A small tsunami was generated off Vanuatu on Tuesday after a powerful earthquake rattled the South Pacific island nation, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.
The 9-inch (22 centimeter) wave was observed off the capital Port Vila, where buildings shook and power lines were downed by the 7.5 magnitude quake.
"It was quite a significant earthquake, and we're still having a few aftershocks," Ben McKenzie of the New Zealand High Commission told The Associated Press by phone from Port Vila.
The quake hit about 25 miles (40 kilometers) northwest of Port Vila at a depth of 22 miles (35 kilometers), the U.S. Geological Survey said.
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