Earthquake of magnitude 6 strikes Vanuatu islands, GFZ says

May 18, 2026 10:45 PM EDT

May ‌19 (Reuters) - ​A ​magnitude ‌6 earthquake ⁠struck ‌the Vanuatu islands ‌on Tuesday, ​the German ⁠Research Centre ​for Geosciences (GFZ)said.

The quake was ​at ‌a depth ⁠of 10 ⁠km (6.21 miles), ​GFZ said.

(Reporting by Preetika ‌Parashuraman ‌in ⁠Bengaluru; ‌Editing ​by Jacqueline ‌Wong)



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