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M 6.9 earthquake – 197 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

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Local time: Oct 24, 2026 · 13:31 (UTC+11)

StrongShallow · 10 kmPAGER greenTsunami information issued Reviewed by a seismologist
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Magnitude
6.9moment magnitude (mww)
Depth
10 kmShallow earthquake
Epicenter
-14.056, 165.546506 km from Port-Vila
Energy released
338 kilotons of TNTabout 23 × Hiroshima
Felt reports
4"Did You Feel It?" responses
Shaking intensity
5.1max. instrumental (MMI)
Aftershocks
55M2.5+ within 64 km, up to 60 days
Significance
734USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here

An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Mar 30, 2026.

How strong was it?

Strong earthquake. It released 338 kilotons of TNT, 708 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.

Chile 1960 M 9.5
Japan 2011 M 9.1
San Francisco 1906 M 7.9
Turkey 2023 M 7.8
Haiti 2010 M 7.0
This earthquake M 6.9
Northridge 1994 M 6.7

Aftershocks

55 earthquakes of M2.5+ within 64 km in the 60 days after.

The strongest earthquakes within 300 km

Since 1900, around Vanuatu.

In the week before

Earthquakes within 64 km in the 7 days before this one: possible foreshocks.