M5.2 earthquake · Volcano Islands, Japan region

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M5.2 quake strikes Volcano Islands region of Japan, after a run of M5+ tremors

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck the Volcano Islands, Japan region at 139 km depth on Tuesday. Earlier on Tuesday, a magnitude 5.4 quake hit near Rioblanco, Colombia, with 119 felt reports and a green PAGER alert. On Monday, quakes of magnitude 5.3 off Greece, and 5.1 off Peru and Indonesia were recorded. The strongest events in the period were two magnitude 6.0 quakes: one near Port-Olry, Vanuatu on Sunday and one off Shima, Japan on Saturday.

• A magnitude 6.0 quake at 10 km depth struck 165 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu on Sunday, with a green PAGER alert, following several M5 quakes in the same area.
• A magnitude 6.0 quake at 352 km depth hit 58 km SSE of Shima, Japan on Saturday, with a green PAGER alert and 30 felt reports.
• Other M5+ quakes were recorded in Kermadec Islands, the Banda Sea, the Mid-Indian Ridge, the South Sandwich Islands and near Bushehr, Iran.