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M 5.2 - 206 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

Magnitude 5.2, depth 10 km. reviewed by USGS.

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Earthquake time: 20 October 2026 at 06:29 UTC
First saved by us: 20 October 2026 at 06:47 UTC
Last included in a daily record: 20 October 2026
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Source classification: M5.2 · reviewed

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The saved record

What changed

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Saved by us
20 October 2026 at 07:17 UTC
Version 2
Earthquake magnitude revised
Title
Before
M 5.3 - 209 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
After
M 5.2 - 206 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
Earthquake time
Before
20 October 2026 at 06:29:22.938 UTC
After
20 October 2026 at 06:29:22.432 UTC
Source updated
Before
20 October 2026 at 06:41 UTC
After
20 October 2026 at 07:11 UTC
Reported area
Before
209 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
After
206 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
Reported position
Before
13.90°S, 165.52°E
After
13.86°S, 165.59°E
Magnitude
Before
5.3
After
5.2
Source classification
Before
M5.3
After
M5.2
Source summary
Before
Magnitude ~~5.3,~~ depth 10 km. reviewed by USGS.
After
Magnitude 5.2, depth 10 km. reviewed by USGS.
Earthquake time: 20 October 2026 at 06:29 UTC
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Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.
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First saved record · 20 October 2026 at 06:47 UTC

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20 October 2026 at 06:47 UTC

Starting point

First saved record

Our first saved version of M 5.3 - 209 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Earthquake time: 20 October 2026 at 06:29 UTC

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Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

{
  "id": "usgs:us6000u3k5",
  "category": "earthquake",
  "title": "M 5.3 - 209 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu",
  "occurredAt": "2026-10-20T06:29:22.938Z",
  "issuedAt": "2026-10-20T06:41:22.040Z",
  "place": "209 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu",
  "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000u3k5",
  "coordinates": [
    165.5203,
    -13.9011
  ],
  "magnitude": 5.3,
  "depth": 10,
  "severity": "M5.3",
  "status": "reviewed",
  "summary": "Magnitude 5.3, depth 10 km. reviewed by USGS.",
  "source": "usgs",
  "sourceName": "USGS",
  "timeBasis": "Event started",
  "revision": "919f2ee565c73333adff8204443e50d9283ac641b3965f886a86f8135f9e452e"
}

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M 5.2 - 206 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

What changed

Earthquake magnitude revised

First saved record