Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 65 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 65 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu on Wed, Aug 12, 2026, 6:09 AM GMT+11 (19:09 UTC), 198 km (123 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 63 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-08-11 19:09:11 UTC
Depth
198.4 km (123.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
14.473° S, 167.238° E
Region
Vanuatu
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 12.6 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
164°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 since this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 6.163 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 50 days ago · 146 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.454 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 48 days ago · 194 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 4.721 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 48 days ago · 154 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 4.468 km N of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 30 days ago · 175 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 4.539 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 23 days ago · 175 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 5.235 km NE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 22 days ago · 154 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.76 km WSW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19 days ago · 61 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 5.097 km SE of Sola, Vanuatu · 69 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 5.093 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 72 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.915 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 72 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 6.063 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 72 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 3
  5. 5.155 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 72 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 4.997 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 74 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.558 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 77 days ago · 159 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 4.469 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 78 days ago · 135 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.364 km N of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 82 days ago · 141 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tkqg. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:40 AM UTC.