M6.0 earthquake in Vanuatu on October 19, 2026

Strong M6.0 quake: October 19, 2026, 07:49 UTC, epicenter 186 km northwest of Port-Olry. The rupture began 10 km below the surface. It was a shallow quake, and shallow quakes are usually felt most strongly at the surface.

6.0magnitude

10 kmdepth

07:49time UTC

greenUSGS alert

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Key facts

The USGS PAGER system issued a green alert, expecting little impact.

Nearest cities

Sunshine Coast (Australia)1,918 km
Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea)2,079 km
Central Coast (Australia)2,594 km
Merauke (Indonesia)2,822 km
Jayapura (Indonesia)3,025 km

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Aftershocks

Since then USGS has recorded 69 quakes of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km, the strongest M6.9.

M6.9 · Oct 24, 02:31 UTC14 km
M6.6 · Oct 20, 04:20 UTC21 km
M6.3 · Oct 24, 02:35 UTC21 km
M6.3 · Oct 20, 04:20 UTC12 km
M5.9 · Oct 24, 08:56 UTC13 km
M5.8 · Oct 24, 05:23 UTC4 km
M5.8 · Oct 24, 04:12 UTC19 km
M5.7 · Oct 24, 04:05 UTC20 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 179 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M7.9 (July 17, 1980).

M7.9 · July 17, 1980172 km
M7.8 · October 7, 2009187 km
M7.7 · April 21, 1997196 km
M7.7 · October 7, 2009147 km
M7.5 · July 8, 1980198 km