There are no immediate reports of damage or casualties due to the earthquake.
No tsunami warning has yet been issued.
In August, a magnitude 6.7 earthquake hit the Republic of Vanuatu in the New Hebrides archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, as well as Venezuela, Trinidad, Guyana, Barbados and Grenada.
[GFZ] M5.5 Oct-02 10:17:39 UTC, Vanuatu Islands, Depth:10.0km, https://t.co/i4o5QkDeqA #quake pic.twitter.com/Aql6HsJ24e
— Earthquakes (@earthquakesApp) 2 октября 2018 г.
— temblorgt 🇬🇹 (@temblorgt) 2 октября 2018 г.
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