- Oct 24
Vanuatu quake revised to double 6.9 and 6.3 events, tsunami alert lifted
A pair of shallow earthquakes, magnitudes 6.9 and 6.3, struck the sea near Vanuatu on Saturday, 24 October 2026. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center had first warned of waves within 300 km, and the threat was later withdrawn.
- Oct 19
Australian model Sahara Ray dies at 34, cause of death not disclosed
Australian model and swimwear designer Sahara Ray died in hospital on the evening of Sunday, 18 October, her family told TMZ on Monday, without disclosing the cause.
- Oct 13
Tobey Maguire officiates ex-wife Jennifer Meyer's wedding weeks after divorce
Tobey Maguire officiated the wedding of his former wife Jennifer Meyer to Geoffrey Ogunlesi at the Four Seasons Resort Lanai on Saturday, 10 October. Court documents reported by People show the divorce took legal effect on 21 September 2026.
- Oct 11
Patrick Lange ends final Hawaii Ironman with cramps, Laura Philipp takes silver
The three-time Ironman world champion stopped on the bike course after cramps, while Laura Philipp finished second behind Taylor Knibb. Lange said he had been hoping the problems would ease.
- Oct 2
Hawaii's 550-year-old Holei Sea Arch collapses into Pacific Ocean during tropical storm
The 90-foot volcanic formation at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park crumbled into the Pacific between 23 and 27 September following tropical storm winds and years of coastal erosion.
- Oct 2
Taiwan receives first two US-built F-16V fighter jets from 66-plane order
Two F-16V fighter aircraft touched down at Taitung air base on Friday, marking the initial delivery from an $8 billion agreement for 66 jets approved in 2019.
- Sep 28
Hurricane Polo leaves two dead and three missing in Mexico as it nears Baja California
Two children died and three people remain missing in Jalisco as Category 3 Hurricane Polo tracks toward an expected Monday landfall in Baja California Sur.
