A 7.4 magnitude earthquake has hit near Port Vila, Vanuatu, according to the United States Geological Survey. Initial reports said the quake struck on Tuesday at a location 37 km (23 miles) from the capital and at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake rattled buildings on Vanuatu's main island early Sunday but did not appear to have caused major damage, just days after a massive, deadly quake wreaked havoc on the Pacific archipelago.

A second earthquake in just five days has struck the Vanuatu Islands in the early hours of Sunday morning. The magnitude 6.2 quake follows a magnitude 7.3 that killed 14 people on Tuesday. Flights to Vanuatu's capital had just reopened after the first quake which toppled buildings,