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Earthquake of magnitude 6 strikes Vanuatu islands, GFZ says

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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This story was originally published May 18, 2026 at 7:45 PM.

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