M6.3off Vanuatu
M6.3 earthquake off the coast of Vanuatu, 20 October 2026
On 20 October 2026 at 04:20 UTC an earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck off the coast of Vanuatu, 16 km deep. In the next 30 days 1 aftershocks of magnitude 5 or more followed within 100 km, the strongest 5.2.
M6.3Magnitude
16 kmDepth
04:20Time (UTC) · 20 October 2026
1Aftershocks · magnitude 5+ within 100 km, next 30 days
Aftershocks · 1
magnitude 5+ within 100 km, next 30 days
5.22026-10-2015 km · 10 km
Towns of the atlas within 200 km
Before and after
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