LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
80 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 80 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu on 17 Oct 2026, 07:40 UTC. The hypocentre was 145.3 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. 9 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 145.3 km
- Latitude
- 13.35°S
- Time
- 07:40 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.5
intermediate
167.05°E longitude
17 Oct 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.
145.3 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
9 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 5.9.
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