M6.0 earthquake in Vanuatu on July 24, 2026

Strong M6.0 quake: July 24, 2026, 21:37 UTC, epicenter 63 km southwest of Sola. The rupture began 15 km below the surface. It was a shallow quake, and shallow quakes are usually felt most strongly at the surface.

6.0magnitude
15 kmdepth
21:37time UTC
greenUSGS alert
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Key facts

3 people reported feeling it to USGS. The USGS PAGER system issued a green alert, expecting little impact.

Nearest cities

  • Sunshine Coast (Australia)2,016 km
  • Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea)2,215 km
  • Central Coast (Australia)2,674 km
  • Merauke (Indonesia)2,959 km
  • Jayapura (Indonesia)3,153 km

Did you feel an earthquake?

Report it to seismologists. These reports help work out quickly where the shaking was strongest. It takes a minute.

Report to USGS (Did You Feel It?)Report to EMSC (LastQuake)

Aftershocks

So far USGS has recorded no aftershocks of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km.

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 195 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M7.9 (July 17, 1980).

  • M7.9 · July 17, 1980200 km
  • M7.8 · October 7, 2009177 km
  • M7.7 · April 21, 1997161 km
  • M7.7 · October 7, 2009121 km
  • M7.5 · July 8, 1980188 km

See also

Live earthquake mapAll earthquakes todayWeather in Sunshine CoastEvent details at USGS

Source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (public domain). Seismologists may still revise the data. Data from Oct 13, 22:42 UTC.