Port Vila, October 25 (QNA) - A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck off the coast of Vanuatu island in the South Pacific on Sunday.

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) stated that the earthquake’s epicenter was located 21 kilometers from the town of Port-Olry, at a depth of 136.3 kilometers.

Vanuatu, a volcanic archipelago in the South Pacific, lies along the "Ring of Fire", where tectonic plates meet and friction between them causes seismic activity. (QNA)