M5.0 earthquake · 45 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia

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Magnitude 5.0 quake near Ende, Indonesia, after a busy weekend led by Vanuatu tremors

The latest event was a magnitude 5.0 earthquake 45 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia, at 10 km depth, early on Monday. On Sunday, quakes were reported in China, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Afghanistan and the Bonin Islands region of Japan. The strongest was a magnitude 6.1 quake at 116 km depth, 25 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu, early on Sunday. A long run of quakes of magnitude 5.0 to 5.9 northwest of Port-Olry, Vanuatu, began on Saturday.

• A magnitude 5.9 quake at 7 km depth struck 218 km ENE of Nagqu, China, on Sunday, followed by a magnitude 5.1 about a minute later. The USGS PAGER alert level was green for the larger one.
• Many shallow quakes of magnitude 5.0 to 5.9 hit northwest of Port-Olry, Vanuatu, on Saturday, including magnitude 5.9 and three of magnitude 5.8. The USGS PAGER alert level was green for those rated.
• A magnitude 5.8 quake at 12 km depth struck the Bouvet Island region on Saturday, with a green PAGER alert level.
• Other quakes on Saturday and Sunday included magnitude 5.3 near Miyazaki, Japan, and magnitude 5.3 off Vilyuchinsk, Russia.