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A preliminary magnitude-6.8 earthquake struck off Port-Vila, Vanuatu Thursday evening but does not pose a tsunami threat to Hawaii, according to officials at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

The temblor struck at 5:47 p.m. Hawaii time 52 miles north-northeast of Port-Vila at a depth of 135 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

No injuries were immediately reported.

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