M6.0off Vanuatu

M6.0 earthquake off the coast of Vanuatu, 19 October 2026

On 19 October 2026 at 07:49 UTC an earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck off the coast of Vanuatu, 10 km deep. In the next 30 days 10 aftershocks of magnitude 5 or more followed within 100 km, the strongest 6.6.

M6.0Magnitude

10 kmDepth

07:49Time (UTC) · 19 October 2026

10Aftershocks · magnitude 5+ within 100 km, next 30 days

M6.0 earthquake off the coast of Vanuatu, 19 October 2026

Aftershocks · 10

magnitude 5+ within 100 km, next 30 days

6.62026-10-2021 km · 10 km 6.32026-10-2012 km · 16 km

5.72026-10-1920 km · 10 km

5.72026-10-1914 km · 10 km

5.42026-10-1912 km · 10 km

5.42026-10-1910 km · 10 km

5.32026-10-198 km · 10 km

5.22026-10-2024 km · 10 km

Towns of the atlas within 200 km

Port Olry186 km · 1,951 Hog Harbour195 km · 1,000

Before and after

6.9

Russia16 October 2026

6.6

off Vanuatu20 October 2026

2026

Earthquakes of 2026Every earthquake of magnitude 6 or more

EarthquakesVanuatu

Earlier strong earthquakes within 300 km

7.9

17 July 1980172 km

7.8

7 October 2009187 km

7.8

31 December 1966258 km

7.8

17 December 1957212 km

7.7

7 October 2009147 km

7.7

21 April 1997196 km