LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
68 km N of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 68 km N of Port-Olry, Vanuatu on 05 Sept 2026, 12:55 UTC. The hypocentre was 174.9 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. 98 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 174.9 km
- Latitude
- 14.43°S
- Time
- 12:55 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.4
intermediate
167.17°E longitude
05 Sept 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 4.4
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 130 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 60 tonnes of TNT.
174.9 KM DEEP
At this depth the energy spreads before it reaches the surface. Shaking is usually weaker than a shallow earthquake of the same size, but it can be felt across a wider area.
NEARBY IN THE PAST 30 DAYS
98 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 7.2.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
02 Nov 2026, 05:19 UTC · 87.9 km deep
02 Nov 2026, 04:45 UTC · 10 km deep
02 Nov 2026, 04:28 UTC · 580.9 km deep
02 Nov 2026, 01:54 UTC · 510.1 km deep