南桑威奇群岛发生5.1级地震 was recorded by Global Incident Tracker on Tuesday, 20 October 2026 at 00:26 UTC. The event is classified as a earthquake incident with a severity rating of Minor, and was detected through GNEWS.
Reported in media coverage. Found by our incident harvester, which queries each country's press in its own language, one incident category at a time (disaster). Original headline: "南桑威奇群岛发生5.1级地震 - 京报网".
Understanding earthquake events
Sudden ground shaking from tectonic movement, measured on the moment-magnitude scale. Magnitude describes released energy on a logarithmic scale, so a magnitude 6 releases roughly 32 times more energy than a magnitude 5. Shallow earthquakes are usually far more destructive than deep ones of the same magnitude, and building quality is typically the single largest factor in how many people are hurt.
How severity is rated
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Safety guidance for earthquake situations
- During shaking: drop to hands and knees, cover your head and neck under sturdy furniture, and hold on until it stops.
- Do not run outside while the ground is moving — most injuries happen from falling debris at exits.
- Expect aftershocks and stay out of visibly damaged buildings.
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Data and verification
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Timeline and sources
Reported
Reported by News reports (Google News). Not independently confirmed. Copies of one syndicated story are counted once.
How statuses are decided · the number of reports is never treated as confirmation.
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 00:26 UTCFirst report News report
First recorded from News reports (Google News).
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 01:07 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "新疆巴音郭楞州尉犁县发生4.3级地震，震源深度19千米"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 00:53 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "四川绵阳市发生4.1级地震 震源深度11千米"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 00:14 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Землетрясение магнитудой 4,4 зарегистрировано у Северных Курил"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 00:55 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Землетрясение магнитудой 4.4 произошло у курильского острова Матуа"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 01:05 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "زلزال بقوة 3.8 في البحر المتوسط"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 01:05 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "زلزال بقوة 3.8 يضرب البحر المتوسط"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 00:56 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "新疆巴音郭楞州尉犁县附近发生4.3级左右地震"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 01:52 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "新疆巴音郭楞州尉犁县发生4.3级地震 震源深度19千米"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 03:10 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "新疆巴音郭楞州尉犁县发生4.3级地震"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 01:47 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Землетрясение магнитудой 4,4 зарегистрировали около острова Матуа"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 03:11 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Семенова: в акватории Тихого океана у Северных Курил произошло землетрясение"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 02:47 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Около Северных Курил зафиксировано землетрясение"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 02:45 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Землетрясение магнитудой 4,9 произошло в Китае"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 01:59 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Hai trận động đất liên tiếp vừa xảy ra tại tỉnh Sơn La"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 02:33 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Sau Sơn La, lại liên tiếp xảy ra động đất tại Quảng Ngãi"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 02:23 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "سون لا: زلزالان يضربان المنطقة في تتابع سريع."
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 01:30 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "新疆巴音郭楞州尉犁县地震 震级4.3级"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 04:35 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "据美国地质调查局地震信息网消息，南太平洋岛国瓦努阿图附近海域20日发生6.3级地震，震源深度10公里。（新华社）"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 04:30 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Очередное землетрясение произошло на Алтае"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 04:32 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Землетрясение произошло в Горном Алтае"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 04:15 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "20 октября сейсмологи РК зафиксировали землетрясение в Китае"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 05:16 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "В районе Южных Сандвичевых островов произошло землетрясение магнитудой 5,2"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 05:14 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "У побережья Вануату произошло сильное землетрясение"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 03:11 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Казахстанские сейсмологи зафиксировали землетрясение в Китае"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 04:52 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Cần rà soát kế hoạch phòng, chống động đất hàng năm"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 05:35 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "زلزال بقوة 5 درجات يضرب قبالة سواحل فانواتو بالمحيط الهادي"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 05:37 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "زلزال بقوة 5 درجات يضرب قبالة سواحل فانواتو"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 05:44 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "زلزال بقوة 6.3 درجة في يضرب جزر فانواتو"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 06:01 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "زلزال بقوة 5 درجات يضرب سواحل فانواتو بالمحيط الهادي"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 05:47 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "زلزال بقوة 6,3 درجات قبالة فانواتو دون خطر حدوث تسونامي"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 06:07 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "زلزال بقوة 6.3 درجات قبالة سواحل فانواتو"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 06:22 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "زلزال بقوة 6,3 درجات يضرب قبالة فانواتو "
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 05:29 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "भूकंप की रोकथाम और प्रतिक्रिया की वार्षिक योजना की समीक्षा करने की आवश्यकता है।"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 05:27 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "शाम होती ही डोल गई धरती, 6.3 मैग्नीट्यूड के भूकंप से हड़कंप, मची चीख-पुकार"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 06:17 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "زلزال بقوة 6.3 درجة يضرب قبالة سواحل فانواتو في المحيط الهادئ"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 06:52 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "瓦努阿图附近海域发生6.3级地震"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 06:06 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "瓦努阿图群岛发生6.1级地震 震源深度10千米"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 06:58 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "青海海西州直辖区发生4.6级地震 震源深度10千米"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 05:43 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "У берегов Вануауту произошло мощное землетрясение"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 06:01 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "В Республике Алтай снова зафиксировали землетрясение - ЧС-ИНФО"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 06:18 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Землетрясение произошло на границе Кош-Агачского и Улаганского районов"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 06:21 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "У берегов Вануату произошло землетрясение магнитудой 6,5"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 07:40 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Землетрясение у вулкана Баурдарбунга в Исландии"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 05:37 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "В районе Южных Сандвичевых островов произошло землетрясение"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 05:55 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Землетрясение магнитудой 5,0 произошло у побережья островов Вануату"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 07:40 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "زلزال بقوة 6.3 درجات يضرب قبالة سواحل فانواتو"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 07:31 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "زلزال بقوة 6.3 درجة يضرب سواحل فانواتو في المحيط الهادئ"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 06:48 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "زلزال بقوة 6.3 درجات قبالة فانواتو"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 07:30 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "زلزال بقوة 6,3 درجة قبالة فانواتو"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 07:11 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "ভানুয়াতুর উপকূলে ৬ দশমিক ৩ মাত্রার ভূমিকম্প"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 08:01 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "南太平洋岛国瓦努阿图附近海域发生6.3级地震"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 07:44 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "青海海西州直辖区发生4.6级地震"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 07:55 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "青海海西州直辖区4.6级地震"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 07:40 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Землетрясение произошло в Кош-Агачском районе"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Землетрясение магнитудой 3,2 произошло в Республике Алтай"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 05:42 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "В Кош-Агачском районе Республики Алтай произошло землетрясение магнитудой 3,2"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 08:24 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Землетрясение в Горном Алтае охватило зону с 11 населёнными пунктами"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 09:11 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Sơn La, Quảng Ngãi: Hai ngày xảy ra 5 trận động đất"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 09:39 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "إسرائيل على أبواب زلزال انتخابي.. 37 قائمة تتصارع على مصير نتنياهو"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 09:16 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "تحذيراً من "زلزال" يهدد "أونروا".. اتحادات العاملين ترفض تسريح الموظفين وتعلن عن خطوات احتجاجية شاملة"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 07:22 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "زلزال داخل اليمين الإسرائيلي.. هنغبي يهجر الليكود ويعلن: صوتي لليبرمان"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 06:21 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "زلزال بقوة 6.3 درجات يضرب قبالة فانواتو"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 06:14 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "ভূমিকম্পে কেঁপে উঠল দেশ"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 05:18 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "প্রশান্ত মহাসাগরীয় দ্বীপরাষ্ট্রে শক্তিশালী ভূমিকম্পের আঘাত"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 10:01 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "青海省大柴旦行委发生4.6级地震 暂无人员伤亡和财产损失"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 04:20 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "В Порт-Олри (Вануату) 20 октября произошло землетрясение магнитудой 6,3 балла - Ин-Спейс"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 07:14 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "У побережья Вануату произошло землетрясение магнитудой 6,3"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 12:40 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "২০ অক্টোরব সোনার দামে ভূমিকম্প! আজ কলকাতায় গয়নার দাম বাড়ল নাকি কমল?"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 07:06 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "青海海西州直辖区发生4.6级地震，震源深度10千米"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 11:58 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Землетрясение произошло на северо-западе Китая"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 11:48 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "У берегов Вануату зафиксировали землетрясение магнитудой 6,3"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 15:00 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "中埃签署地震减灾合作谅解备忘录 深化地震监测预警合作"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 06:41 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "青海海西州直辖区附近发生4.7级左右地震"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 16:04 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "زلزال محتمل في الكرة الإنجليزية.. مانشستر سيتي مهدد بالهبوط إلى "التشامبيونشيب""
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 16:43 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Землетрясение магнитудой 4,4 зарегистрировано у Северных Курил – ОСН"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 05:27 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "शाम होते ही डोल गई धरती, 6.3 मैग्नीट्यूड के भूकंप से हड़कंप, मची चीख-पुकार"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 16:43 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "У берегов Вануауту произошло мощное землетрясение – ОСН"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 20:11 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "造谣“法官是黑保护伞”、“西安要地震”、“可办学校借读”｜西安警方通报处理5起案件"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 22:26 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Землетрясение на Камчатке: 6 домов признаны аварийными, 67 семей получили выплаты"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 15:36 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "कोरल सागर में ६.४ तीव्रता का शक्तिशाली भूकंप, जान-माल के नुकसान की जानकारी नहीं"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 04:53 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "सोन ला प्रांत के ता होक कम्यून में 4.2 तीव्रता का भूकंप दर्ज किया गया।"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 23:44 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "新疆喀什地区塔什库尔干县发生4.0级地震 震源深度10千米"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 23:26 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "新疆喀什地区塔什库尔干县发生4.0级地震，震源深度10千米。"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 23:20 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Землетрясение магнитудой 4,4 произошло вблизи Южных Курил"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 23:50 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Землетрясение магнитудой 4,4 произошло вблизи Курил 21 октября"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 22:49 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "У южных Курил зарегистрировали землетрясение"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 23:16 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "У побережья южных Курил зафиксировали землетрясение магнитудой 4,4"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 23:30 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "新疆喀什地区塔什库尔干县发生4.0级地震"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 18:58 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "भाजपा के खिलाफ शिंदे गुट के ‘लेटर बॉम्ब’ से राजनीतिक भूकंप"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 23:16 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "新疆喀什地区塔什库尔干县附近发生4.0级左右地震"
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· received · event time 20 Oct 2026, 23:16 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "新疆喀什地区塔什库尔干县发生4.0级地震，震源深度10千米"
Times are when this site received each report, in UTC; the event time is shown where the source gave one. 92 reports are attached to this incident. Copies of one syndicated story count as one report.