STRONG EARTHQUAKE
43 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 43 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu on 29 Oct 2026, 21:46 UTC. The hypocentre was 142.8 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. 67 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 142.8 km
- Latitude
- 15.19°S
- Time
- 21:46 UTC
- Magnitude
- M6.2
intermediate
167.45°E longitude
29 Oct 2026
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EPICENTRE
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.
142.8 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
67 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 7.2.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
29 Oct 2026, 20:32 UTC · 10 km deep
29 Oct 2026, 20:14 UTC · 9.3 km deep
29 Oct 2026, 20:14 UTC · 15.6 km deep
29 Oct 2026, 18:58 UTC · 5 km deep