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The Port-Olry earthquake
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Where it stands
A reviewed magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 204 km west-northwest of Port-Olry, Vanuatu, on October 20, 2026, at a depth of 10 km. Its consequences for people and coastal communities remain unestablished; the report does not establish a coastal emergency or an all-clear.
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The story so far
Update 1
Magnitude 6.3 quake strikes offshore Vanuatu; impacts still unclear
The reviewed quake struck 204 kilometres west-northwest of Port-Olry. Early catalog entries establish neither a tsunami warning nor an all-clear on damage.
History
Opened1 report
Who's involved
Organizations
United States Geological Surveyscientific agency of the United States government1 report
Places
- Port OlryPort Olry, Vanuatu1 report
- VanuatuVanuatu1 report
Every outlet we read on this story
67 sources27 outlets
Who reported what
14 points0 confirmed by two or more outlets10 from a single outlet0 disputed
What 5 outlets reported about this story, point by point, and who reported each point first.
Points more than one outlet reported
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| Point | USGS | GDACS | Anadolu Ajansı | Latest news from Azerbaijan | A News | Outlets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake magnitudeNot independently confirmed | 5 | |||||
| Earthquake location relative to Port-OlryNot independently confirmed | 4 | |||||
| Earthquake depthNot independently confirmed | 4 | |||||
| Earthquake occurrence timeNot independently confirmed | 2 |
Points only one outlet reported
Only reported by USGS
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Only reported by Latest news from Azerbaijan
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