Urgent: 6.0-magnitude quake hits Vanuatu Islands: GFZ-Xinhua

Urgent: 6.0-magnitude quake hits Vanuatu Islands: GFZ

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-08-16 11:41:00

Hong Kong, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- A 6.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Vanuatu Islands on Sunday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 155.1 km, was initially determined to be at 14.52 degrees south latitude and 167.23 degrees east longitude.