Vanuatu earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 97 km SE of Sola, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 97 km SE of Sola, Vanuatu on Tue, Jul 28, 2026, 7:10 AM GMT+11 (20:10 UTC), 10 km (6 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
5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-07-27 20:10:01 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.583° S, 168.097° 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 10.2 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
102°
Stations used
61

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.365 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 53 days ago · 198 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 6.163 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 49 days ago · 146 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.454 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 47 days ago · 194 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.539 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 21 days ago · 175 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 4.997 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 73 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 4.558 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 75 days ago · 159 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.469 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 76 days ago · 135 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.857 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 86 days ago · 175 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 4.452 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 86 days ago · 181 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.541 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 91 days ago · 122 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.395 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 92 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 5.132 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 97 days ago · 180 km deep · 91 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tg75. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:25 PM UTC.