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M 6.0 - 186 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

Magnitude 6, depth 10 km. reviewed by USGS.

Earthquake time
19 October 2026 at 07:49 UTC
First saved by us
19 October 2026 at 08:17 UTC
Last included in a daily record
20 October 2026

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Source classification
M6.0 · reviewed

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The saved record

What changed

1 update · 1 first record

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  1. Saved by us

    Version 2

    Earthquake magnitude revised

    Title
    Before

    M 5.9 - 185 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

    After

    M 6.0 - 186 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

    Earthquake time
    Before

    19 October 2026 at 07:49:04.903 UTC

    After

    19 October 2026 at 07:49:04.900 UTC

    Source updated
    Before

    19 October 2026 at 08:15 UTC

    After

    19 October 2026 at 09:00 UTC

    Reported area
    Before

    185 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

    After

    186 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

    Reported position
    Before

    14.03°S, 165.71°E

    After

    14.05°S, 165.68°E

    Magnitude
    Before

    5.9

    After

    6

    Source classification
    Before

    M5.9

    After

    M6.0

    Source summary
    Before

    Magnitude 5.9, depth 10 km. reviewed by USGS.

    After

    Magnitude 6, depth 10 km. reviewed by USGS.

    Earthquake time: 19 October 2026 at 07:49 UTC

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

    {
      "id": "usgs:us6000u3bc",
      "category": "earthquake",
      "title": "M 6.0 - 186 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu",
      "occurredAt": "2026-10-19T07:49:04.900Z",
      "issuedAt": "2026-10-19T09:00:36.055Z",
      "place": "186 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu",
      "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000u3bc",
      "coordinates": [
        165.6761,
        -14.0533
      ],
      "magnitude": 6,
      "depth": 10,
      "severity": "M6.0",
      "status": "reviewed",
      "summary": "Magnitude 6, depth 10 km. reviewed by USGS.",
      "source": "usgs",
      "sourceName": "USGS",
      "timeBasis": "Event started",
      "revision": "52339cec280eeabab05afd437f39ee97bb95ae7f4e3f390426f7047389231c21"
    }
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First saved record · 19 October 2026 at 08:17 UTC
  1. Saved by us

    Starting point

    First saved record

    Our first saved version of M 5.9 - 185 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Earthquake time: 19 October 2026 at 07:49 UTC

    View saved version 1

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

    {
      "id": "usgs:us6000u3bc",
      "category": "earthquake",
      "title": "M 5.9 - 185 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu",
      "occurredAt": "2026-10-19T07:49:04.903Z",
      "issuedAt": "2026-10-19T08:15:05.817Z",
      "place": "185 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu",
      "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000u3bc",
      "coordinates": [
        165.7054,
        -14.0261
      ],
      "magnitude": 5.9,
      "depth": 10,
      "severity": "M5.9",
      "status": "reviewed",
      "summary": "Magnitude 5.9, depth 10 km. reviewed by USGS.",
      "source": "usgs",
      "sourceName": "USGS",
      "timeBasis": "Event started",
      "revision": "c90682121331ceb42f1f115d7d16fc5c96ea43a7efa2619e2bac57a44ec2449c"
    }
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