China News Service, February 16 According to the US Geological Survey website, on the morning of February 16, Beijing time, three consecutive earthquakes of magnitude 5 or more occurred in the waters near Vanuatu, an island nation in the South Pacific, in less than one hour, with the highest magnitude reaching 6.2 level.

  At about 8:49, Beijing time, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurred in the waters near southern Vanuatu, with a focal depth of 10 kilometers; at about 9:22, another 5.5 earthquake occurred in the waters near Vanuatu with a focal depth of 10 kilometers; at about 9:32 a.m. , Another 5.7 magnitude earthquake occurred in the waters near Vanuatu with a focal depth of 10 kilometers.

  Currently, there is no news of casualties.