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Magnitude 5.0 earthquake recorded west of Galapagos Islands
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake has been reported in the ocean west of the Galapagos Islands. The event was documented by a single monitoring source. It is not immediately known whether the tremor caused damage, casualties, or a tsunami risk.
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Wherenot resolved
First reported24 days ago
Published2026-10-01 14:05 UTC
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Reports1Independent tellings1
1 independently corroborated telling.
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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 west of Galapagos Islands. 2026-10-01T14:05:16.191Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:4270. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-01/m-5-west-of-galapagos-islands-f04a3b61
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