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Two M5+ quakes hit off the Philippines early Thursday as Vanuatu swarm continues
Early Thursday UTC, quakes of M5.7 and M5.4 struck about 121 km and 113 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines, and an M5.4 hit 109 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu. On Wednesday, an M5.7 struck at 142 km depth west-southwest of Tual, Indonesia, and an M5.5 hit near Asahi, Japan, with 54 felt reports. A run of M5.0 to M5.5 quakes also struck the Reykjanes Ridge. The USGS PAGER alert level was green wherever one was given.
- Northwest of Port-Olry, Vanuatu, a series of quakes continued from Monday, including an M6.0 on Wednesday, the strongest in this period, plus M5.6, M5.5 and M5.2 events.
- Four quakes of M5.0 to M5.5 struck the Reykjanes Ridge on Wednesday.
- Two quakes of M5.1 and M5.2 were reported near Balangonan, Philippines, with felt reports, and an M5.4 struck near Guam on Tuesday.
- Other M5 quakes were reported in China, Panama, Fiji, Tonga, Russia and Indonesia.
Updated 29 Oct 2026, 03:50 UTC · Written by Claude from the reports on this page and on the map. Check the linked sources for full details.