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When the latest news is deceptive information, it can create such a wrong impression. This is why it is important to check out a couple of sources before accepting something as being real.
The following news report was issued on a media site on the morning of the 31st May, 2010:
Last May 27, residents of the northern town of Vanuatu ran into the streets when an earthquake rocked the area. The magnitude reached 7.2.on the Richter Scale. A few minutes after the earth shook, nearby countries issued a tsunami warning. The good news is that there are no reports of injury and property damage. According to the US Geological Survey, the disaster happened around 4:14 in the morning. Its epicenter was in Port Vila, the capital, in that northwest area.
It was followed by three more aftershocks with intensities ranging from 5.7 to 6.4. These aftershocks happened three hours after the disaster. There were some people who ran out of their houses in the midst of the disaster, especially from those towns closest to the center. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami warning in nearby areas like Solomon Islands and New Caledonia. After an hour, the alert was canceled. The government of Vanuatu is still assessing the extent of damage caused by the earthquake.
Lying in northeastern section of Australia, Vanuatu is series of several islands and part of Pacific ring of fire where volcanoes are active and part of the fault line. This is one of the best destinations during summer. Was this issued as a joke, or by players for the tourist trade?
The genuine events were as follows:
A 7.2 earthquake struck 215 miles NNW of Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu, 485 km NNW of Port Villa, on 27th May at 5.14 p.m. At a depth of 36.1 km, the earthquake was barely noticed by the local residents. It was followed ten minutes later by a 5.7 tremour at 5.24 p.m. and a 5.2 at 5.45 p.m.
A tsunami warning was broadcast for the surrounding countries, but very quickly withdrawn. No residents actually ran out of their homes, or into the streets. Why would they, if they had not even registered there had been some earthquakes?
The following day there was a 5.1 tremor at 3.14a.m. and a 5.7 at 4.25 a.m. Again very few residents realized there had even been a couple of tremours.
The only way residents would have been actually aware of these earthquakes would be if they had looked up Internet sites that record all earthquakes around the world, over point 5. However, it made interesting reading, when you discovered that Vanuatu was listed along with Chile, Savu Sea, Southern Qunghai China, Guam, Alaska, Eastern Sichuan China and Brazil.
As for the statement ‘This is one of the best destinations during summer,’ Vanuatu is an great place to visit any time of the year, with tremendous weather, though summers is cyclone season and February and March have high humidity, (telling it like it really is).
Vanuatu has great people, was voted the happiest country on earth, is easily accessible, with a widely varying culture. You can experience Ni-Vanuatu, French and English all in one top-choice tropical island holiday, in the South Pacific, that will leave you with a 1000 fabulous memories.
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