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A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck 197 km west-northwest of Port-Olry, Vanuatu, at 02:31 UTC on October 24, 2026, according to USGS and GDACS, followed by a series of strong aftershocks in the same region. GDACS recorded the 6.9 quake as potentially affecting about 40,000 people at MMI IV shaking intensity, while subsequent aftershocks of magnitude 6.3, 5.2, 5.1 and 4.5 struck nearby within hours, one of which, a magnitude 6.3 event, was reported by GDACS as affecting around 4,000 people at MMI IV. All quakes were shallow, at about 10 km depth. No casualties or damage have been reported so far, and GDACS classified the alerts as green, indicating low humanitarian impact expected.