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Magnitude 6.3 earthquake recorded off the coast of Vanuatu

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck off the coast of Vanuatu on 20 November, with its epicentre located approximately 204 kilometres west-northwest of Port-Olry at a depth of 10 kilometres, according to the United States Geological Survey. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reported that there was no tsunami threat associated with the event. Reports do not specify whether any damage or casualties occurred.

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2 differing positions reported on location across 2 publishers; unresolved.
  • ettoday萬那杜
  • cna-tw萬那杜外海
WhereVanuatu
-17.012, 167.963 ±400 km
First reported5 days ago
Published2026-10-20 07:20 UTC
Occurred2026-10-20
Sources2
How this travelled.
Reports2Independent tellings2
2 independently corroborated tellings.

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Global Event Monitor. Magnitude 6.3 earthquake recorded off the coast of Vanuatu. 2026-10-20T07:20:16.022Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:6577. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-20/6-3-10-6afe92fe

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