Update: 11:01AM A 5.5 magnitude earthquake was recorded in the Vanuatu region this morning but it did not pose any threat.

The
earthquake was recorded at a depth of 54 kilometres at 6:56am.

It was
170km south from Lenakel in Vanuatu, 390km northeast from Noumea in New
Caledonia, 393km south-southeast from Port Vila and 941km southwest from Suva.

Mineral
Resources Department’s Seismology Unit in a press statement said it was a moderate size earthquake
with intermediate depth source location.