21 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

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USGS

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 21 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu on 25 Oct 2026, 02:24 UTC. The hypocentre was 136.3 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. No felt reports have been received so far. The figures have been revised 5 times since the first report. 66 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.

Depth: 136.3 km
Latitude: 15.01°S
Time: 02:24 UTC
Magnitude: M6.2

EPICENTRE

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MAGNITUDE 6.2

Can be destructive in populated areas up to about 160 km across.

The scale is logarithmic: this released about 63 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0, roughly the energy of 30 thousand tonnes of TNT.

136.3 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.