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Earthquake of magnitude 6.16 strikes Vanuatu islands, GFZ says

By Thomson Reuters Oct 24, 2026 | 9:46 PM

Oct 25 (Reuters) – An ​earthquake ‌of magnitude 6.16 ‌struck ​the ⁠Vanuatu islands ⁠on Sunday, the German ​Research ⁠Centre ⁠for Geosciences (GFZ) ​said.

The quake ​struck at ‌a depth of ⁠125 km (78 miles), ⁠the ‌agency ⁠added.

(Reporting ​by ‌Sumedha Mukherjee ​in ⁠Bengaluru; Editing by Clarence ​Fernandez)