M 6.1 earthquake – 25 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
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Local time: Oct 25, 2026 · 13:24 (UTC+11)
StrongIntermediate · 116 kmPAGER green
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- Magnitude
- 6.1moment magnitude (mww)
- Depth
- 116 kmIntermediate earthquake
- Epicenter
- -14.996, 167.304324 km from Port-Vila
- Energy released
- 21 kilotons of TNTabout 1.4 × Hiroshima
- Felt reports
- 4"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- 4.3max. instrumental (MMI)
- Aftershocks
- 1M2.5+ within 30 km, up to 60 days
- Significance
- 574USGS 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?
Strong earthquake. It released 21 kilotons of TNT, 45 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
Aftershocks
1 earthquakes of M2.5+ within 30 km in the 60 days after.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Vanuatu.
- 7.8 196 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu Oct 7, 2009
- 7.8 186 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu Dec 17, 1957
- 7.7 148 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu Oct 7, 2009
- 7.7 171 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu Apr 21, 1997
- 7.7 45 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu May 20, 1965
- 7.6 31 km S of Luganville, Vanuatu Aug 11, 1965
- 7.5 92 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu Nov 26, 1999
- 7.5 81 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu Dec 28, 1973