Overall Green Earthquake in Vanuatu Islands on 20 Oct 2026 04:20 UTC

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M 6.3 in Vanuatu Islands on 20 Oct 2026 04:20 UTC

2026-10-20 04:29 message from NTWC

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 occurred in the VANUATU ISLANDS at 0421 UTC on tuesday OCTOBER 20 2026
Based on all available data there is no TSUNAMI threat from this earthquake

Measurements Levels

SOURCE	GAUGE LOCATION	LAT	LON	TIME (UTC)	HEIGHT (m)	PERIOD (min)

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