M 6.2 earthquake – 43 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
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Local time: Oct 30, 2026 · 08:46 (UTC+11)
StrongIntermediate · 143 kmPAGER green
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- Magnitude
- 6.2moment magnitude (mww)
- Depth
- 143 kmIntermediate earthquake
- Epicenter
- -15.189, 167.452298 km from Port-Vila
- Energy released
- 30 kilotons of TNTabout 2 × Hiroshima
- Felt reports
- 4"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- 4.2max. instrumental (MMI)
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 30 km
- Significance
- 593USGS 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 30 kilotons of TNT, 63 times the energy of 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.
- 7.7 148 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu Oct 7, 2009
- 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
- 7.4 47 km WSW of Norsup, Vanuatu Nov 9, 1910
- 7.4 143 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu Oct 7, 2009
- 7.4 43 km W of Norsup, Vanuatu Aug 13, 1965
In the week before
Earthquakes within 30 km in the 7 days before this one: possible foreshocks.