Magnitude 7.3 earthquake hits off Vanuatu coast

A landslide near an international shipping terminal. Picture: Dan McGarry/AP

Injured people are arriving at hospital in Vanuatu after the South Pacific island nation was reportedly rocked by a 7.3-magnitude earthquake that struck just off the coast.

A tsunami warning was called off less than two hours after the quake on Tuesday. With communications still down hours after the jolt and official information scarce, witness accounts of casualties began to surface on social media and through patchy phone calls.