Port Vila, November 01 (QNA) — A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Vanuatu island, in the South Pacific, Sunday.

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) stated that the earthquake occurred 203 kilometers from Port Olry, at a depth of 10 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)