# Magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes waters near Vanuatu, USGS says

https://mins.news/en/item/113646

- Reuters, 2026-10-24 03:10 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/magnitude-72-earthquake-strikes-waters-near-vanuatu-usgs-says-2026-10-24/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6adc218e8aa25d0001363b6d

> A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck waters about 200 km west of Sola, Vanuatu, on Saturday, at a depth of 10 km, the USGS said.

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