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Series of M5+ quakes hits Balleny Islands, South Sandwich Islands, Papua New Guinea and Philippines
In the early hours of Thursday, quakes of magnitude 5.1 to 5.8 were recorded near the Balleny Islands, the South Sandwich Islands, northeast of Kiunga in Papua New Guinea, and east-northeast of Barcelona in the Philippines. The strongest was an M5.8 in the Philippines, which had one felt report. Over Wednesday, an M6.0 struck northwest of Port-Olry, Vanuatu, part of a cluster of M5+ events there, and an M5.5 hit near Asahi, Japan, drawing 54 felt reports.
- An M6.0 quake struck 214 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu, on Wednesday, with an M5.6, an M5.5 and an M5.2 nearby the same day.
- Four M5.0 to M5.5 quakes were recorded on the Reykjanes Ridge on Wednesday.
- An M5.5 at 41 km depth, 5 km ESE of Asahi, Japan, drew 54 felt reports.
- USGS PAGER alerts were green for all events where one was issued.
Updated 29 Oct 2026, 06:10 UTC · Written by Claude from the reports on this page and on the map. Check the linked sources for full details.