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Earthquake of magnitude 6 strikes Vanuatu islands, GFZ says

By Thomson Reuters May 18, 2026 | 9:45 PM

May 19 (Reuters) – A ​magnitude ‌6 earthquake struck ‌the ​Vanuatu ⁠islands ⁠on Tuesday, the German ​Research ⁠Centre ⁠for ​Geosciences (GFZ)said.

The quake ​was at ‌a depth ⁠of 10 km (6.21 miles), ⁠GFZ ‌said.

(Reporting ⁠by ​Preetika ‌Parashuraman ​in Bengaluru; ⁠Editing by Jacqueline ​Wong)