M5.1 earthquake · 19 km WNW of Tomohon, Indonesia

■ Steady

M6.0 quake hits near Vanuatu amid a run of tremors; another M6.0 strikes off Japan

The latest event was an M5.1 earthquake at 197 km depth near Tomohon, Indonesia, on Monday. On Sunday an M6.0 quake struck 165 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu, with a green USGS PAGER alert level. It followed several M5.0 to M5.4 quakes in the same area since Friday. An M6.0 quake at 352 km depth also struck 58 km SSE of Shima, Japan, late on Saturday, also with a green alert.

• Vanuatu: an M6.0 on Sunday plus M5.0, M5.2, M5.4 and M5.1 quakes between Friday and Sunday, all about 165 to 203 km NW of Port-Olry.
• Japan: M6.0 at 352 km depth, 58 km SSE of Shima, with 29 felt reports.
• Other M5.0 to M5.2 quakes hit Panama, Iran, the Banda Sea, the Kermadec Islands, the Mid-Indian Ridge, the South Sandwich Islands and the Balleny Islands.