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M 6.3 - 197 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

Magnitude 6.3, depth 16 km. reviewed by USGS.

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Earthquake time: 20 October 2026 at 04:20 UTC
First saved by us: 20 October 2026 at 04:32 UTC
Last included in a daily record: 20 October 2026
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Source classification: M6.3 · reviewed

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The saved record

What changed

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Saved by us
20 October 2026 at 05:02 UTC
Version 2
Earthquake location revised
Title
Before
M 6.3 - 204 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
After
M 6.3 - 197 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
Earthquake time
Before
20 October 2026 at 04:20:38.444 UTC
After
20 October 2026 at 04:20:38.737 UTC
Source updated
Before
20 October 2026 at 04:31 UTC
After
20 October 2026 at 04:58 UTC
Reported area
Before
204 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
After
197 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
Reported position
Before
14.03°S, 165.48°E
After
13.99°S, 165.59°E
Depth (km)
Before
10
After
16
Source summary
Before
Magnitude 6.3, depth 10 km. reviewed by USGS.
After
Magnitude 6.3, depth 16 km. reviewed by USGS.
Earthquake time: 20 October 2026 at 04:20 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 04:32 UTC

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20 October 2026 at 04:32 UTC

Starting point

First saved record

Our first saved version of M 6.3 - 204 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Earthquake time: 20 October 2026 at 04:20 UTC

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

{
  "id": "usgs:us6000u3jl",
  "category": "earthquake",
  "title": "M 6.3 - 204 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu",
  "occurredAt": "2026-10-20T04:20:38.444Z",
  "issuedAt": "2026-10-20T04:31:30.040Z",
  "place": "204 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu",
  "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000u3jl",
  "coordinates": [
    165.4842,
    -14.0278
  ],
  "magnitude": 6.3,
  "depth": 10,
  "severity": "M6.3",
  "status": "reviewed",
  "summary": "Magnitude 6.3, depth 10 km. reviewed by USGS.",
  "source": "usgs",
  "sourceName": "USGS",
  "timeBasis": "Event started",
  "revision": "bccf18d522e2fbcb8540b2bcb733ef8cf657485496fda8ac692a9071e7a4913b"
}

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M 6.3 - 197 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

What changed

Earthquake location revised

First saved record