Vanuatu earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 121 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 121 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu on Wed, Jun 24, 2026, 12:58 AM GMT+11 (13:58 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 91 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.3 (Mww, W-phase moment), moderate
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Wed, Jun 24, 2026, 12:58 AM GMT+11
UTC: 2026-06-23 13:58:34 UTC
Depth: 22.4 km (13.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 20.639° S, 169.246° E
Region: Vanuatu
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
5.3	Mww, W-phase moment	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.057 · 30 stations
5.3	Mww, W-phase moment	USGS, automatic first solution	First automatic solution · Confirmed

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Reverse (thrust)
Moment magnitude: 5.3 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 211°, dip 69°, rake 106°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 353°, dip 26°, rake 55°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 7.6 km horizontally, 3.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.06
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 43°
Stations used: 128

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Mont-Dore, New CaledoniaPopulation 24,680. Forecast331 kmENE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000t7lb (also filed as usauto6000t7lb). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:19 PM UTC.