This aftermath of the quake. Photo / Facebook page of Vanuatu Daily Post
A magnitude 7 earthquake has rocked Vanuatu this morning.
The quake struck 31km east of Lakatoro and was at a depth of 10km.
It struck at 6.33am local time.
Images have surfaced on social media of the damage caused by the earthquake to a local super market in Luganville.
A series of three images, posted by the Vanuatu Daily Post, show shelves at the supermarket broken and on the floor.
Products are scattered everywhere.
A Vanuatu resident has described the quake as a short, violent shake at daybreak.
Power was temporarily cut to islanders immediately after the tremor.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said at mid-morning New Zealand time that the tsunami threat to Vanuatu has now mostly passed.
The New Zealand Civil Defence says there is no tsunami threat to New Zealand.
The crash killed 38 of the 67 people on board; survivors flown to Russia and Azerbaijan.