Very strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - 230 km northwest of Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu, on Wednesday, Oct 28, 2026, at 01:59 pm (GMT +11)
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📍 Port Vila, Vanuatu (approximate) 🕑 19 h ago
📰 How this story developed
10 reports of this incident, first to latest. It stays on the live map for 48 hours from the first report.
- Tue 27 Oct, 12:41 · 19 h ago Strong mag. 5.0 earthquake - Coral Sea, 137 km southwest of Tegua Island, Torba Province, Vanuatu, on Tuesday, Oct 27, 2026, at 08:20 pm (GMT +11) Volcano Discovery · first report
- Tue 27 Oct, 14:39 · 17 h ago Strong mag. 5.2 earthquake - 191 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu, on Tuesday, Oct 27, 2026, at 09:50 pm (GMT +11) Volcano Discovery
- Tue 27 Oct, 15:33 · 16 h ago Sismos en Chiapas y Vanuatu: advierten riesgo de UN MEGATERREMOTO DE 8.0 Perú 21
- Tue 27 Oct, 17:28 · 14 h ago Fuerte SISMO de magnitud 5.8 sacude Vanuatu HOY, 27 de octubre: ¿hay alerta de tsunami en Perú? Exitosa Noticias
- Tue 27 Oct, 18:03 · 14 h ago Strong mag. 5.8 earthquake - Coral Sea, 127 km southwest of Tegua Island, Torba Province, Vanuatu, on Tuesday, Oct 27, 2026, at 07:55 pm (GMT +11) Volcano Discovery
- Wed 28 Oct, 04:39 · 3 h ago Strong mag. 5.5 earthquake - Coral Sea, 152 km southwest of Tegua Island, Torba Province, Vanuatu, on Wednesday, Oct 28, 2026, at 12:39 pm (GMT +11) Volcano Discovery
- Wed 28 Oct, 05:21 · 2 h ago Strong mag. 5.6 earthquake - Coral Sea, 137 km southwest of Hiw Island, Torba Province, Vanuatu, on Wednesday, Oct 28, 2026, at 01:21 pm (GMT +11) Volcano Discovery
- Wed 28 Oct, 05:29 · 2 h ago Strong mag. 5.6 Earthquake - Vanuatu Islands on Wednesday, Oct 28, 2026, at 02:17 am (Universal Time) - just now Volcano Discovery
- Wed 28 Oct, 05:51 · 2 h ago Moderate mag. 4.8 earthquake - Coral Sea, 147 km southwest of Hiw Island, Torba Province, Vanuatu, on Wednesday, Oct 28, 2026, at 01:13 pm (GMT +11) Volcano Discovery
- Wed 28 Oct, 06:11 · 1 h ago Very strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - 230 km northwest of Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu, on Wednesday, Oct 28, 2026, at 01:59 pm (GMT +11) Volcano Discovery
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📰 Story summary
From the report shown in the feed:
- Very strong mag.
- 6.1 earthquake - 230 km northwest of Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu, on Wednesday, Oct 28, 2026, at 01:59 pm (GMT +11)
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