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Earthquakes in Vanuatu: live activity, map and history

Explore recent and historical earthquakes in Vanuatu, with live USGS-derived data, magnitude and depth statistics, regional hubs and an interactive globe.

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Events5874
24h1
30 days15
12 months223
LargestM 7.8
avg_depth82.2 km
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Vanuatu

A high index means recent activity is high relative to the selected historical baseline. It does not mean that a larger earthquake is about to occur.

Quake Pulse Activity Index52/100Normal
Current 30 days17
Historical monthly median16.5
Historical percentileP52
M5+ in 30 days5
M6+ in 30 days1
Activity trendaround the historical range (+3%)
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A compact comparison of recent activity using pre-calculated periods.

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Last 24 hours1M4.5+ 1 · M6+ 0Max M 5.4
Last 7 days4M4.5+ 4 · M6+ 2Max M 6.6
Last 30 days15M4.5+ 15 · M6+ 2Max M 6.6
Last 365 days223M4.5+ 214 · M6+ 7Max M 7.3
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Recent activity vs baseline

Counts describe detected earthquakes and are not a forecast or hazard assessment.

M4.5+ · 30d15
Monthly reference17.8
Relative activity×0.8
Historical maximumM 7.8

Strongest in 30 days : M 6.6 · 105 km NE of Norsup, Vanuatu

Recent earthquakes — Vanuatu

30 days · Times shown in UTC.

15 events

Seismic activity

Vanuatu · 30 days

Magnitude distribution

Vanuatu · 30 days

Country activity: Vanuatu

Quake Pulse groups events assigned to Vanuatu from coordinate-based country boundaries, with a cautious text fallback for offshore events. The page combines recent activity with the historical catalogue so a short-lived sequence can be read in context.

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Reference localities

Locality hubs are inferred from recurring USGS reference-place descriptions.

Isangel1464 USGS referencesPort-Vila1262 USGS referencesSola1119 USGS referencesPort-Olry858 USGS referencesLakatoro308 USGS referencesLuganville295 USGS referencesNorsup152 USGS references

Recent local earthquakes

Times shown in UTC.

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 5.499 km NE of Norsup, Vanuatu10.0 km2026-10-09 13:51:42 UTCView event →
M 6.6105 km NE of Norsup, Vanuatu10.0 km2026-10-08 09:00:08 UTCView event →
M 6.3102 km NE of Norsup, Vanuatu10.0 km2026-10-08 09:00:07 UTCView event →
M 4.621 km S of Luganville, Vanuatu35.0 km2026-10-05 11:47:07 UTCView event →
M 4.898 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2026-09-29 11:27:48 UTCView event →
M 5.3Vanuatu region24.0 km2026-09-25 11:12:15 UTCView event →
M 4.6104 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu191.3 km2026-09-18 13:57:56 UTCView event →
M 4.864 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu36.7 km2026-09-17 06:32:13 UTCView event →
M 4.76 km WSW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu60.7 km2026-09-16 09:41:47 UTCView event →
M 4.986 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu10.0 km2026-09-13 19:41:43 UTCView event →
M 5.243 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu135.1 km2026-09-13 07:19:21 UTCView event →
M 4.746 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu188.1 km2026-09-12 15:56:09 UTCView event →
M 4.9147 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu16.9 km2026-09-12 09:35:46 UTCView event →
M 4.969 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu18.7 km2026-09-11 02:28:13 UTCView event →
M 4.965 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu49.9 km2026-09-10 22:54:14 UTCView event →
M 4.7164 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu104.7 km2026-09-09 20:21:13 UTCView event →
M 4.983 km ESE of Isangel, Vanuatu10.0 km2026-09-09 19:15:11 UTCView event →
M 5.186 km ESE of Isangel, Vanuatu10.0 km2026-09-09 17:18:45 UTCView event →
M 5.278 km ESE of Isangel, Vanuatu10.0 km2026-09-09 17:01:52 UTCView event →
M 5.192 km ESE of Isangel, Vanuatu10.0 km2026-09-08 00:52:02 UTCView event →
M 4.671 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu240.4 km2026-09-05 23:46:26 UTCView event →
M 4.795 km ESE of Isangel, Vanuatu10.0 km2026-09-05 21:06:01 UTCView event →
M 5.696 km ESE of Isangel, Vanuatu10.0 km2026-09-05 17:02:11 UTCView event →
M 4.467 km N of Port-Olry, Vanuatu166.3 km2026-09-05 12:55:05 UTCView event →
M 4.865 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu112.7 km2026-09-03 13:47:10 UTCView event →
M 5.482 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu93.1 km2026-09-02 21:22:08 UTCView event →
M 5.0118 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu122.5 km2026-09-01 18:37:29 UTCView event →
M 5.0109 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu10.0 km2026-08-28 08:32:35 UTCView event →
M 4.5Vanuatu region10.0 km2026-08-27 12:17:26 UTCView event →
M 4.5147 km E of Sola, Vanuatu10.0 km2026-08-26 19:50:08 UTCView event →
M 4.5Vanuatu region629.0 km2026-08-25 16:23:33 UTCView event →
M 5.087 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu72.9 km2026-08-20 00:20:24 UTCView event →
M 4.622 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu158.3 km2026-08-18 00:47:58 UTCView event →
M 4.454 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu194.1 km2026-08-17 16:12:47 UTCView event →
M 6.156 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu188.1 km2026-08-16 03:20:24 UTCView event →
M 4.7207 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu126.4 km2026-08-14 23:00:24 UTCView event →
M 4.5181 km N of Sola, Vanuatu340.0 km2026-08-14 18:33:23 UTCView event →
M 4.365 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu198.4 km2026-08-11 19:09:11 UTCView event →
M 4.6147 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2026-08-11 13:15:27 UTCView event →
M 4.0178 km NE of Sola, Vanuatu665.3 km2026-08-10 16:50:09 UTCView event →
M 4.8169 km NE of Sola, Vanuatu644.7 km2026-08-10 12:46:10 UTCView event →
M 4.6175 km NE of Sola, Vanuatu631.8 km2026-08-10 11:50:43 UTCView event →
M 4.7183 km NE of Sola, Vanuatu645.0 km2026-08-10 11:50:26 UTCView event →
M 4.772 km E of Isangel, Vanuatu10.0 km2026-08-10 08:34:25 UTCView event →
M 4.471 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu200.9 km2026-08-09 07:05:28 UTCView event →
M 4.6Vanuatu region10.0 km2026-08-08 10:56:05 UTCView event →
M 4.4162 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu111.8 km2026-08-07 12:24:02 UTCView event →
M 4.050 km ESE of Isangel, Vanuatu316.3 km2026-08-04 23:39:17 UTCView event →
M 4.3111 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu246.6 km2026-08-04 22:06:31 UTCView event →
M 4.4Vanuatu region626.9 km2026-08-04 10:04:45 UTCView event →
M 5.097 km SE of Sola, Vanuatu10.0 km2026-07-27 20:10:01 UTCView event →
M 4.563 km SE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu102.4 km2026-07-26 12:39:55 UTCView event →
M 5.093 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu10.0 km2026-07-24 23:44:09 UTCView event →
M 4.915 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu10.0 km2026-07-24 22:39:19 UTCView event →
M 6.063 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu15.0 km2026-07-24 21:37:51 UTCView event →
M 5.155 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu10.0 km2026-07-24 21:19:42 UTCView event →
M 4.752 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu175.8 km2026-07-24 14:28:22 UTCView event →
M 4.597 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu10.0 km2026-07-23 13:21:48 UTCView event →
M 4.997 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu10.0 km2026-07-22 21:42:50 UTCView event →
M 4.840 km SE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu151.3 km2026-07-21 22:33:01 UTCView event →
M 4.8111 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu10.0 km2026-07-21 19:29:18 UTCView event →
M 4.558 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu158.5 km2026-07-20 12:53:49 UTCView event →
M 4.622 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu134.9 km2026-07-12 03:04:08 UTCView event →
M 4.6152 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu10.0 km2026-07-11 12:48:30 UTCView event →
M 4.534 km N of Port-Olry, Vanuatu78.6 km2026-07-10 19:43:07 UTCView event →
M 4.5115 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu10.0 km2026-07-10 13:55:32 UTCView event →
M 4.6122 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu10.0 km2026-07-10 07:45:38 UTCView event →
M 4.6128 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu10.0 km2026-07-09 16:01:19 UTCView event →
M 4.6112 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu10.0 km2026-07-09 14:40:02 UTCView event →
M 4.857 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu175.0 km2026-07-09 12:52:58 UTCView event →
M 5.073 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu35.0 km2026-07-08 11:45:39 UTCView event →
M 5.496 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu10.0 km2026-07-08 11:42:50 UTCView event →
M 4.7102 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu10.0 km2026-07-08 10:40:27 UTCView event →
M 4.682 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2026-07-08 10:32:33 UTCView event →
M 4.598 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu10.0 km2026-07-08 09:58:59 UTCView event →
M 5.893 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu10.0 km2026-07-08 09:50:22 UTCView event →
M 4.596 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu10.0 km2026-07-06 20:56:41 UTCView event →
M 4.689 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu10.0 km2026-07-06 20:51:45 UTCView event →
M 4.541 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu122.3 km2026-07-04 12:42:03 UTCView event →
M 4.523 km SE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu96.4 km2026-07-03 23:59:53 UTCView event →
M 4.562 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu10.0 km2026-07-03 07:56:56 UTCView event →
M 4.541 km ESE of Luganville, Vanuatu142.9 km2026-07-03 03:36:08 UTCView event →
M 4.536 km NE of Luganville, Vanuatu147.1 km2026-07-01 17:29:45 UTCView event →
M 5.132 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu179.7 km2026-06-28 07:05:47 UTCView event →
M 4.6165 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2026-06-26 17:09:56 UTCView event →
M 5.3121 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu22.4 km2026-06-23 13:58:34 UTCView event →
M 4.594 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu32.2 km2026-06-18 06:25:13 UTCView event →
M 4.698 km W of Isangel, Vanuatu10.0 km2026-06-17 14:21:12 UTCView event →
M 4.758 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu191.0 km2026-06-15 21:20:43 UTCView event →
M 4.548 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu137.5 km2026-06-12 01:53:38 UTCView event →
M 4.965 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu172.2 km2026-06-11 21:32:47 UTCView event →
M 4.6Vanuatu region10.0 km2026-06-11 13:55:36 UTCView event →
M 5.4198 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu69.2 km2026-06-08 18:49:47 UTCView event →
M 4.525 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu126.7 km2026-06-05 19:12:03 UTCView event →
M 5.6Vanuatu region10.0 km2026-06-03 10:20:37 UTCView event →
M 4.749 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2026-06-02 20:16:11 UTCView event →
M 4.5291 km E of Sola, Vanuatu10.0 km2026-06-01 12:45:23 UTCView event →
M 5.071 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu35.0 km2026-05-31 02:48:01 UTCView event →
M 4.7120 km WSW of Isangel, Vanuatu10.0 km2026-05-28 09:41:10 UTCView event →
M 4.767 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu35.0 km2026-05-25 18:53:06 UTCView event →
M 4.761 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu122.7 km2026-05-23 15:07:59 UTCView event →
M 4.514 km N of Port-Vila, Vanuatu70.8 km2026-05-22 00:07:05 UTCView event →
M 4.527 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu260.7 km2026-05-20 16:53:34 UTCView event →
M 4.816 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu69.7 km2026-05-19 14:18:40 UTCView event →
M 5.748 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu27.0 km2026-05-19 02:29:24 UTCView event →
M 4.525 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu29.8 km2026-05-18 04:45:41 UTCView event →
M 4.861 km E of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2026-05-17 00:13:09 UTCView event →
M 4.7260 km ENE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu10.0 km2026-05-16 23:13:23 UTCView event →
M 4.698 km E of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2026-05-16 21:18:02 UTCView event →
M 4.578 km ESE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2026-05-16 16:12:05 UTCView event →
M 5.584 km E of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2026-05-16 15:58:04 UTCView event →
M 4.869 km E of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2026-05-16 15:35:20 UTCView event →
M 5.294 km E of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2026-05-16 14:07:54 UTCView event →
M 4.590 km E of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2026-05-16 13:15:32 UTCView event →
M 5.392 km E of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2026-05-16 12:59:30 UTCView event →
M 4.585 km E of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2026-05-16 12:49:53 UTCView event →
M 4.6104 km ESE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2026-05-15 18:28:03 UTCView event →
M 4.5104 km WSW of Isangel, Vanuatu10.0 km2026-05-14 02:38:54 UTCView event →
M 4.8128 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2026-05-06 12:55:50 UTCView event →
M 4.530 km NNE of Luganville, Vanuatu129.2 km2026-04-25 07:04:59 UTCView event →
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