Earthquake

Event title

Vanuatu - Magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes near Vanuatu, tsunami warning issued

Event category

Geological - Earthquake

Source

Source link

Severity

Mid

Event date (UTC)

2026-10-24 15:46:23

Last update (UTC)

2026-10-24 15:46:24

Latitude

-15.241355

Longitude

166.872757

Area range

Country wide event

Address/Affected area(s)

Vanuatu

A magnitude-7.2 earthquake struck waters near the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu on Saturday, prompting the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre to issue a tsunami warning.No casualties or property damage have been reported so far.