Overall Green Earthquake alert in Vanuatu on 12 May 2021 16:52 UTC

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M 5 in Vanuatu on 12 May 2021 16:52 UTC

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New Caledonia: Magnitude-5.5 offshore earthquake occurs east of Tadine at around 12:58 May 15

Sat, 15 May 2021 05:00:00 +0200garda-com (en)

Event. A magnitude-5.5 offshore earthquake occurred in the South Pacific Ocean east of New Caledonia at around 12:58 May 15. The epicenter was about 232 km (144 miles) east of Tadine. The tremor occurred at a depth of about 20 km (12 miles), and weak shaking was probably felt in southern Loyalty....

Moderate magnitude 4.8 earthquake 49 km south of Norsup, Vanuatu

Thu, 13 May 2021 21:38:00 +0200volcanodiscovery (en)

The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude 4.8 quake in Vanuatu near Norsup, Malampa Province, only 25 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early morning on Friday 14 May 2021 at 6:02 am local time at a shallow depth of 10 km.

Moderate mag. 4.8 earthquake - Coral Sea, 31 km southwest of Malakula Island, Malampa Province, Vanuatu, on 14 May 6:02 am (GMT +11)

Thu, 13 May 2021 21:38:00 +0200volcanodiscovery (en)

Moderate magnitude 4.9 earthquake 18 km southeast of Port Vila, Vanuatu

Wed, 12 May 2021 19:19:00 +0200volcanodiscovery (en)

The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported a magnitude 4.9 quake in Vanuatu near Port Vila, Shefa Province, only 19 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early morning on Thursday 13 May 2021 at 3:52 am local time at an intermediate to considerable depth of 155 km.

Light mag. 4.9 earthquake - Vanuatu Islands on Wednesday, 12 May 2021 at 16:52 (GMT)

Wed, 12 May 2021 19:19:00 +0200volcanodiscovery (en)

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