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The Vanuatu offshore earthquake and tsunami warning

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Where it stands

The tsunami warning for the October 24 earthquake sequence off northern Vanuatu has been lifted; the official status page shows no tsunami warning, advisory, watch or threat. The earthquake sequence continued after the magnitude 6.9 mainshock, and its immediate response is not reported as concluded.

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  1. Update 1Vanuatu tsunami warning lifted after magnitude 6.9 quake and repeated shocks

The story so far

  1. Update 1

    Vanuatu tsunami warning lifted after magnitude 6.9 quake and repeated shocks

    The regional tsunami threat ended less than an hour after the mainshock. Repeated earthquakes followed, while verified reports of coastal impacts remain missing.

    What moved

    • The magnitude 6.9 mainshock strikes offshore northern Vanuatu, at 13:31 local time.
    • The final regional message is dated; the associated official event page subsequently shows no tsunami warning, advisory, watch or threat.

History

  1. Opened1 report

Who's involved

People

  • Ishmael KalsakauVanuatuan politician1 report

Organizations

  • Pacific Tsunami Warning Centerone of two tsunami warning centers that are operated by NOAA, located on Ford Island, Hawaii1 report

Places

  • VanuatuVanuatu1 report

Every outlet we read on this story

34 sources22 outlets2 wire copies

Who reported what

24 points2 confirmed by two or more outlets19 from a single outlet1 disputed

What 14 outlets reported about this story, point by point, and who reported each point first.

Points more than one outlet reported

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PointPacific Tsunami Warning CenterUSGSGDACSABC News (Australia)Daily Sitka SentinelThe Watchers - Watching the world evolve and transformABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and VideosThe IndependentUA.NEWSMacau BusinessDeccan ChronicleDaily Tribune1NewsKITVOutlets
USGS recorded a magnitude 6.9 earthquake at 10 km depth, about 200 km northwest of…Accounts conflict14
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake followed about four minutes after the magnitude 6.9 quake.Independently confirmed8
The earthquake occurred at 2026-10-24T02:31:28Z.Not independently confirmed3
USGS listed more than 15 aftershocks of magnitude 4.5 or greater through 06:58 UTC.Not independently confirmed2
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre initially identified Vanuatu as the area potentially…Independently confirmed2

Points only one outlet reported

Only reported by Pacific Tsunami Warning Center

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Only reported by GDACS

Only reported by ABC News (Australia)

Only reported by The Watchers - Watching the world evolve and transform

Only reported by ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

Only reported by Macau Business

Only reported by Deccan Chronicle

Only reported by KITV

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