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Magnitude 5.2 earthquake reported in Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake has been recorded in Vanuatu, according to an initial seismic report. No casualties or damage have been reported. It is not yet confirmed whether the tremor caused any localized impact or disruption.
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WhereVanuatu
-17.012, 167.963 ±400 km
First reported4 days ago
Published2026-10-21 15:23 UTC
Sources1
How this travelled.
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 5.2 earthquake reported in Vanuatu. 2026-10-21T15:23:56.333Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:6904. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-21/m-5-2-vanuatu-ef44cc67
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