M6.3 earthquake in Vanuatu on October 24, 2026

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck on October 24, 2026 at 02:35 UTC. According to USGS the epicenter was 170 km northwest of Port-Olry, at a depth of 10 km. It was a shallow quake, and shallow quakes are usually felt most strongly at the surface.

6.3magnitude
10 kmdepth
02:35time 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)1,932 km
  • Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea)2,099 km
  • Central Coast (Australia)2,606 km
  • Merauke (Indonesia)2,842 km
  • Jayapura (Indonesia)3,044 km

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Aftershocks

Since then USGS has recorded 41 quakes of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km, the strongest M5.9.

  • M5.9 · Oct 24, 08:56 UTC26 km
  • M5.8 · Oct 24, 05:23 UTC19 km
  • M5.8 · Oct 24, 04:12 UTC33 km
  • M5.7 · Oct 24, 04:05 UTC36 km
  • M5.4 · Oct 25, 08:41 UTC36 km
  • M5.3 · Oct 24, 06:04 UTC15 km
  • M5.3 · Oct 24, 04:19 UTC48 km
  • M5.2 · Oct 26, 12:13 UTC35 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 190 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M7.9 (July 17, 1980).

  • M7.9 · July 17, 1980169 km
  • M7.8 · October 7, 2009179 km
  • M7.7 · April 21, 1997184 km
  • M7.7 · October 7, 2009135 km
  • M7.5 · July 8, 1980190 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 25, 02:41 UTC.