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Port Vila, Vanuatu

Earthquakes Shake Port Vila

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 126 km southwest of Tegua Island on Saturday, Oct 31, at 10:31 pm local time, per volcanodiscovery.com.

Just hours earlier, a magnitude 4.9 quake hit 127 km southwest of Tegua Island at 8:15 pm, also reported by volcanodiscovery.com.

In other news, FFA members are seeking their first joint bigeye tuna measure during talks in Port Vila, according to solomontimes.com.

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01volcanodiscoveryvolcanodiscovery.com · 31 OctStrong mag. 5.0 earthquake - Coral Sea, 126 km southwest of Tegua Island, Torba Province, Vanuatu, on Saturday, Oct 31, 2026, at 10:31 pm (GMT +11) 02volcanodiscoveryvolcanodiscovery.com · 31 OctModerate mag. 4.9 earthquake - Coral Sea, 127 km southwest of Tegua Island, Torba Province, Vanuatu, on Saturday, Oct 31, 2026, at 08:15 pm (GMT +11) 03solomontimessolomontimes.com · 31 OctFFA members to seek first joint bigeye tuna measure at Port Vila talks 04volcanodiscoveryvolcanodiscovery.com · 31 OctModerate mag. 4.8 earthquake - Coral Sea, 44 km northwest of Maewo Island, Penama Province, Vanuatu, on Saturday, Oct 31, 2026, at 11:26 am (Efate time) 05dailypostdailypost.vu · 30 OctTemporary National Museum exhibition opens in Port Vila 06solomonstarnewssolomonstarnews.com · 30 OctSANTA CRUZ AIRPORT UPGRADE OFFICIALLY OPENED AND HANDED OVER 07reliefwebreliefweb.int · 30 OctVanuatu and the United Nations launch Anticipatory Action Framework for Tropical Cyclones 08cricinfocricinfo.com · 30 OctGrounds

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