M 4.9 earthquake – 111 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
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Local time: Oct 29, 2026 · 21:33 (UTC+11)
LightShallow · 10 km
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- Magnitude
- 4.9body-wave magnitude (mb)
- Depth
- 10 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- -18.498, 167.626112 km from Port-Vila
- Energy released
- 338 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- —not estimated
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 30 km
- Significance
- 369USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Oct 24, 2026.
How strong was it?
Light earthquake. It released 338 tons of TNT, 1.4 times less than a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Vanuatu.
- 8.1 1920 Vanuatu Earthquake Sep 20, 1920
- 7.9 99 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu Dec 2, 1950
- 7.8 28 km ESE of Isangel, Vanuatu Jun 16, 1910
- 7.6 63 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu Oct 14, 1913
- 7.5 92 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu Nov 26, 1999
- 7.4 47 km WSW of Norsup, Vanuatu Nov 9, 1910
- 7.4 47 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu Oct 11, 1992
- 7.4 43 km W of Norsup, Vanuatu Aug 13, 1965