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

5.2-magnitude quake hits Vanuatu Islands -- GFZ

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-06-12 05:48:15

BEIJING, June 12 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted Vanuatu Islands at 2132 GMT on Thursday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 171.5 km, was initially determined to be at 18.91 degrees south latitude and 169.05 degrees east longitude.