2025-12-17 22:30:07 (M5.0) Vanuatu -18.5 168.6 (70fa9)

M5.0 Earthquake - Vanuatu

Preliminary Report

Magnitude	5.0
Date-Time	Universal Time (UTC): 17 Dec 2025 22:30:07 Time near the Epicenter (1): 18 Dec 2025 09:30:07 Time in your area (1): 18 Dec 2025 04:00:07
Location	18.460S 168.571E
Depth	95 km
Distances	84.6 km (52.4 mi) SSE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu 141.2 km (87.5 mi) NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu 304.6 km (188.8 mi) NNE of Wé, New Caledonia 358.3 km (222.1 mi) SSE of Luganville, Vanuatu 465.1 km (288.4 mi) NNE of Dumbéa, New Caledonia
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 8.0 km; Vertical 8.2 km
Parameters	Nph = 34; Dmin = 363.5 km; Rmss = 0.46 seconds; Gp = 82° Version =
Event ID	us 6000rvkd

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