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1. Magnitude 6.9 and 6.3 earthquakes strike off Vanuatu four minutes apart; Japan says no tsunami threat

   The USGS recorded a magnitude 6.9 earthquake 197 km west-north-west of Port-Olry in northern Vanuatu at 02:31 UTC (10:31 HKT) on Oct 24, followed four minutes later by a magnitude 6.3 quake 170 km north-west of Port-Olry. GDACS put the depth at 10 km, said about 40,000 people were within Modified Mercalli intensity IV shaking and issued a green alert. NHK said the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center measured the first quake at magnitude 7.2, and the Japan Meteorological Agency said there was no tsunami impact on Japan.

   Oct 24, 2026 Afternoon