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Magnitude 5.0 earthquake recorded in Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake has been reported in Vanuatu, according to initial monitoring data. Further details regarding the precise location and depth have not yet been provided. It is not yet known whether the tremor caused damage or casualties.
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WhereVanuatu
-17.012, 167.963 ±400 km
First reported46 days ago
Published2026-09-09 17:42 UTC
Sources1
How this travelled.
Reports1Independent tellings0
0 independently corroborated tellings, 1 unresolved. A report we could not place either way is not counted as independence.
Corrections and updates
No published correction or update is recorded. This does not reconstruct changes made before correction records were kept.
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Global Event Monitor. Magnitude 5.0 earthquake recorded in Vanuatu. 2026-09-09T17:42:57.067Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:1780. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-09-09/m-5-vanuatu-249d2a38
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