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Magnitude 6.2 earthquake recorded in Vanuatu
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake has been recorded in Vanuatu, according to initial seismic reporting. Further details regarding damage, casualties, or a potential tsunami threat have not yet been confirmed.
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WhereVanuatu
-17.012, 167.963 ±400 km
First reported17 days ago
Published2026-10-08 09:13 UTC
Sources1
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Reports1Independent tellings1
1 independently corroborated telling.
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 6.2 earthquake recorded in Vanuatu. 2026-10-08T09:13:47.608Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:5052. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-08/m-6-2-vanuatu-bc18e8fa
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