STRONG EARTHQUAKE
102 km NE of Norsup, Vanuatu
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 102 km NE of Norsup, Vanuatu on 08 Oct 2026, 09:00 UTC. The hypocentre was 10 km below the surface — shallow by seismological convention. No felt reports have been received so far. The figures have been revised 5 times since the first report. 5 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 10 km
- Latitude
- 15.54°S
- Time
- 09:00 UTC
- Magnitude
- M6.3
shallow
168.19°E longitude
08 Oct 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 6.3
Can be destructive in populated areas up to about 160 km across.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 89 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0, roughly the energy of 43 thousand tonnes of TNT.
10 KM DEEP
Shallow earthquakes release their energy close to the surface, so they are felt more strongly, and do more damage, than deeper earthquakes of the same magnitude.
NEARBY IN THE PAST 30 DAYS
5 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 6.6.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
19 Oct 2026, 08:51 UTC · 124.8 km deep
19 Oct 2026, 08:21 UTC · 10 km deep
19 Oct 2026, 08:12 UTC · 10 km deep
19 Oct 2026, 07:55 UTC · 10 km deep