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

5.5-magnitude quake hits Vanuatu Islands -- GFZ

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-10-20 03:03:30

BEIJING, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted Vanuatu Islands at 1852 GMT on Monday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 13.99 degrees south latitude and 165.67 degrees east longitude. ■