M6.4 earthquake in Vanuatu on February 14, 2026

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck on February 14, 2026 at 02:27 UTC. According to USGS the epicenter was 48 km west of Port-Olry, at a depth of 43 km. It was a shallow quake, and shallow quakes are usually felt most strongly at the surface.

6.4magnitude

43 kmdepth

02:27time UTC

greenUSGS alert

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Key facts

1 people reported feeling it to USGS. The USGS PAGER system issued a green alert, expecting little impact. USGS flagged the event as an oceanic-region earthquake. Regional tsunami warning centers publish any tsunami information.

Nearest cities

Sunshine Coast (Australia)1,911 km
Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea)2,202 km
Central Coast (Australia)2,561 km
Merauke (Indonesia)2,941 km
Jayapura (Indonesia)3,160 km

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Aftershocks

Since then USGS has recorded 70 quakes of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km, the strongest M7.3.

M7.3 · Mar 30, 08:44 UTC108 km
M6.3 · Oct 24, 02:35 UTC133 km
M6.1 · Oct 25, 02:24 UTC73 km
M6.1 · Aug 16, 03:20 UTC87 km
M6.0 · Oct 19, 07:49 UTC146 km
M6.0 · Jul 24, 21:37 UTC117 km
M5.8 · Oct 24, 05:23 UTC142 km
M5.7 · Mar 21, 03:20 UTC116 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 193 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M7.9 (July 17, 1980).

M7.9 · July 17, 1980285 km
M7.8 · October 7, 2009276 km
M7.7 · April 21, 1997268 km
M7.7 · October 7, 2009221 km
M7.5 · July 8, 1980288 km