5.8-magnitude quake hits Vanuatu Islands -- GFZ-Xinhua

5.8-magnitude quake hits Vanuatu Islands -- GFZ

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-09-03 05:32:45

BEIJING, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 jolted Vanuatu Islands at 2122 GMT on Wednesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 20.31 degrees south latitude and 169.22 degrees east longitude.