Vanuatu was hit by a 6.1-magnitude earthquake, days after a massive quake killed 12 people.

Sydney, Australia:

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake shook buildings on Vanuatu's main island early Sunday, but did not appear to cause major damage, just days after a massive and deadly earthquake struck the Pacific archipelago.

Efate Island, the country's most populous island, is still suffering from the effects of Tuesday's 7.3-magnitude earthquake that killed 12 people, collapsing concrete buildings in the capital, Port Vila, and causing landslides.

The latest earthquake occurred on Sunday at a depth of 40 kilometers (25 miles) and was about 30 kilometers west of the capital.

Unlike the previous quake, no tsunami warning was issued when the quake struck at 2:30 a.m. (1530 GMT Saturday).

Port Vila businessman Michael Thompson told AFP that the quake woke up his family.

“The windows shook a little bit, and it could have caused the houses to shake,” he added.

“But you know, there was only a few inches of movement in both directions, actually. Whereas in the main earthquake, the property would have moved a meter and a half very quickly and suddenly.”

“I describe this as one of the biggest aftershocks, and we've had quite a few of them now.”

Thompson said there was no sign of further damage in his immediate vicinity.

Mobile phone networks have remained down since earlier in the week, making external communication with Vanuatu difficult.

In addition to disrupting communications, the first earthquake damaged water supplies and led to the cessation of operations at the capital's main shipping port.

The South Pacific country declared a seven-day state of emergency and a night-time curfew in the wake of the first quake, and only announced on Saturday that it would lift the suspension of commercial flights, in an attempt to restart its vital tourism industry.

Rescuers said on Friday that they had expanded their search for trapped survivors to “several collapse areas” outside the capital.

Still searching

This week, Australia and New Zealand sent more than 100 personnel, along with rescue equipment, dogs and relief supplies, to help search for trapped survivors and make emergency repairs.

Douglas May, leader of the Australian rescue team, said in a video update on Friday that there were “several major collapse sites where buildings were completely destroyed.”

“We are now starting to spread out to see if there are more people trapped and more damage. We have found several collapse places east and west of the city.”

The latest UN report, citing Vanuatu disaster management officials, said more than 1,000 people were displaced as a result of the first earthquake, many of whom are now with other families or in evacuation centres.

Thompson said power was restored to his home on Saturday, but he said many others were still waiting.

“We are hearing that a lot of major businesses are still closed, and that supermarkets are trying to open their doors again,” he said.

“So this is very different from what has happened with disasters here in the past.

“Hurricanes destroy everything outside, while earthquakes destroy a lot of infrastructure inside buildings.”

Vanuatu, an archipelago with a population of about 320,000 people, is located in the earthquake-prone “Ring of Fire” region in the Pacific Ocean.

Tourism accounts for about a third of the country's economy, according to the Australian and Pacific Islands Business Council.

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