A magnitude 7.3 earthquake that struck off Vanuatu killed at least 14 people, injured hundreds more and caused widespread damage across the South Pacific island nation, officials said Wednesday.

Two hundred others are being treated for injuries, with powerful aftershocks from the 7.3-magnitude tremor reported overnight. The earthquake damaged buildings, including the embassies of the US, France,

Six people are reportedly dead, and buildings and cars are damaged after a magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit the capital of Vanuatu, a country west of Fiji. On Tuesday, the earthquake struck less than 20 miles west of Port Vila, Vanuatu's capital, according to the United States Geological Survey.

An earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck Vanuatu's capital Port Vila on Tuesday, killing at least six people and damaging two reservoirs and a hospital, according to local media and the United Nations. National broadcaster VBTC showed footage of vehicles crushed under the debris of collapsed buildings and boulders strewn across a highway.