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

5.0-magnitude quake hits Vanuatu Islands -- GFZ

Source: Xinhua| 2026-10-22 03:02:00|Editor: huaxia

BEIJING, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted Vanuatu Islands at 1841 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 14.12 degrees south latitude and 165.57 degrees east longitude. ■

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