M5.2 earthquake · 200 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

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M6.0 quake strikes deep off Japan; several M5 events hit Vanuatu, Iran and Panama

On Saturday evening (UTC), a magnitude 6.0 earthquake at 352 km depth struck 58 km SSE of Shima, Japan, with a green USGS PAGER alert and 16 felt reports. Magnitude 5.2 and 5.0 quakes also hit northwest of Port-Olry, Vanuatu, a M5.0 struck 115 km SE of Bushehr, Iran, and a M5.2 hit near Bajo Corral, Panama. The strongest quake in the period was a M6.4 southeast of Easter Island on Thursday.

• Japan M6.0 at 352 km depth, green PAGER alert, 16 felt reports.
• Vanuatu: M5.2 and M5.0 on Saturday about 200 km NW of Port-Olry, after a M6.2 at 143 km depth on Thursday.
• M5.0 near Bushehr, Iran and M5.2 near Bajo Corral, Panama (28 felt reports) on Saturday.
• Thursday also saw M5.8, M5.4 and M5.4 quakes ENE of Barcelona, Philippines, and an M5.7 in Papua New Guinea.