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A cluster of shallow earthquakes struck Vanuatu on 28 October 2026, with the largest measured at magnitude 6.0 at 02:21 UTC, according to GDACS alerts. GDACS logged quakes of magnitude 5.5 at 01:39 UTC, 4.8 at 02:13, 5.2 at 02:17, 6.0 at 02:21 and 5.6 at 02:59, all at 10 km depth. All carried green alert level. The 5.6 quake potentially affected 3 thousand people in MMI III shaking, while the others reported no people affected within 100 km or an unknown figure. No deaths, injuries or damage are reported in the alerts.