43 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

49 days ago

USGS

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 43 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu on 13 Sept 2026, 07:19 UTC. The hypocentre was 135.1 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. No felt reports have been received so far. 77 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.

Depth: 135.1 km
Latitude: 15.22°S
Time: 07:19 UTC
Magnitude: M5.2

EPICENTRE

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MAGNITUDE 5.2

Can damage poorly constructed buildings; well-built structures usually escape with little harm.

The scale is logarithmic: this released about 63 times the energy of a magnitude 4.0, roughly the energy of 951 tonnes of TNT.

135.1 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.