2025-12-18 01:59:31 (M5.2) Vanuatu -20.3 169.3 (70fa9)

M5.2 Earthquake - Vanuatu

Preliminary Report

Magnitude	5.2
Date-Time	Universal Time (UTC): 18 Dec 2025 01:59:31 Time near the Epicenter (1): 18 Dec 2025 12:59:31 Time in your area (1): 18 Dec 2025 07:29:31
Location	20.273S 169.344E
Depth	51 km
Distances	81.2 km (50.4 mi) S of Isangel, Vanuatu 228.2 km (141.5 mi) ENE of Wé, New Caledonia 301.0 km (186.6 mi) SSE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu 362.8 km (224.9 mi) NE of Mont-Dore, New Caledonia 365.2 km (226.4 mi) NE of Dumbéa, New Caledonia
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 3.7 km; Vertical 6.8 km
Parameters	Nph = 62; Dmin = 325.0 km; Rmss = 0.83 seconds; Gp = 63° Version =
Event ID	us 6000rvl8

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