Two powerful earthquakes have struck off the coast of Vanuatu just four minutes apart, triggering a tsunami warning.
The first, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake, struck about 197km west-northwest of Port-Olry at a depth of 10km at 1.31pm AEDT on Saturday, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).
A second earthquake, measuring magnitude 6.3, struck about 170km northwest of Port-Olry at 1.35pm AEDT, also at a depth of 10km.
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The US Tsunami Warning System issued a tsunami warning following the earthquakes, recording the first tremor at a magnitude of 7.2.
Vanuatu is located in a highly seismically active region, where earthquakes are common.
According to earthquake monitoring website GeoShake, 68 earthquakes have been recorded in the region over the past 30 days.
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