LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
39 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 39 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu on 12 Sept 2026, 15:56 UTC. The hypocentre was 174.8 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. 5 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 174.8 km
- Latitude
- 14.71°S
- Time
- 15:56 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.5
intermediate
167.21°E longitude
12 Sept 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 4.5
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 180 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 85 tonnes of TNT.
174.8 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
5 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 5.2.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
17 Sept 2026, 06:48 UTC · 10 km deep
17 Sept 2026, 06:42 UTC · 10 km deep
17 Sept 2026, 06:32 UTC · 36.7 km deep
17 Sept 2026, 06:20 UTC · 24 km deep