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Strong magnitude 5.5 earthquake at 195 km depth

24 Oct 06:50 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 7 minutes.
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Earthquake details Date & timeOct 24, 2026 06:43:09 UTC – Local time at epicenterSaturday, Oct 24, 2026, at 05:43 pm (GMT +11) Statusconfirmed (manually revised) Magnitude5.50 Depth195 km Epicenter latitude / longitude14.5918°S / 167.3063°E Vanuatu Seismic antipode14.5918°N / 12.694°W Senegal Quality79 seismic stations Shaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenter Felt0 reports Primary data sourceUSGS (United States Geological Survey) Nearest volcanoGaua (41 km / 25 mi) Weather at epicenter at time of quakeClear Sky 25.8°C (78 F), humidity: 80%, wind: 9 m/s (18 kts) from ESE Estimated seismic energy released1.1 x 1013 joules (3.12 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2682 tons of TNT or 0.2 atomic bombs!) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 5.5 | about seismic energy

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Quake possibly felt by 61,100 people According to preliminary estimates from the US Geological Survey (USGS), the quake might have been felt by over 61,100 people across  Vanuatu. For most people (nearly 100%), the quake might only have felt as barely noticeable or weak shaking if at

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Saturday, Oct 24, 2026 06:20 | 10 mins ago | By: EarthquakeMonitor

Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 24 Oct 2026

Summary: 2 quakes 6.0+, 15 quakes 5.0+, 61 quakes 4.0+, 188 quakes 3.0+, 357 quakes 2.0+ (623 total)This report is being updated every hour.
Magnitude 6+: 2 earthquakes
Magnitude 5+: 15 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 61 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 188 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 357 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 7 or higherTotal seismic energy estimate: 1.8 x 1015 joules (502 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 4.3 x 105 tons of TNT or 27 atomic bombs!) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 7.0 learn more10 largest earthquakes in the world (past 24 hours)#1: Mag 6.9 Coral Sea, 147 km southwest of Tegua Island, Torba Province, VanuatuSaturday, Oct 24, 2026, at 01:31 pm (GMT +11) – #2: Mag 6.3 Coral Sea, 121 km southwest of Tegua Island, Torba Province, VanuatuSaturday, Oct 24, 2026, at 01:35 pm (GMT +11) – #3: Mag 5.9 Coral Sea, 131 km southwest of Tegua Island, Torba Province, VanuatuSaturday, Oct 24, 2026, at 05:04 pm (GMT +11) – #4: Mag 5.8 Coral Sea, 137 km southwest of Tegua Island, Torba Province, VanuatuSaturday, Oct 24, 2026, at 04:23 pm (GMT +11) – #5: Mag 5.8 Coral Sea, 133 km southwest of Tegua Island, Torba Province, VanuatuSaturday, Oct 24, 2026, at 03:12 pm

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