M6.9

USGS earthquake · M6.9197 km WNW of Port-Olry

🇻🇺 - Vanuatu

· 2 hours ago

Map centered on the earthquake at 197 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu, with a marker at its epicenterPort-OlryBoutmasHog HarbourLuganvilleOpen in Apple Maps ↗
Shaking intensity
  1. IV
  2. V
  3. VI
  4. VII
  5. VIII

Strongest contour: Severe (VIII). Modelled by USGS ShakeMap; contours show where shaking was expected to reach each level, not damage.

Depth10.0 km
Origin timeOct 24, 2026, 2:31 AM UTC
Coordinates-14.056, 165.546
Tsunami flagReported
Estimated shakingModerate (V)Modelled by USGS ShakeMap
Reported shakingWeak (II)From 2 public reports
Magnitude scaleMoment magnitude
SolutionReviewed by a seismologist
Who felt it

People in the shaking

In the modelled area53,000
At light shaking or above53,000
  1. VModerate125
  2. IVLight53,000
Nearby towns and the shaking modelled for each
PlacePopulationShaking
Port-Olry1,000IV
Boutmas100IV
Hog Harbour1,000IV
Luganville18,000IV

Past earthquakes here. A magnitude 7.4 earthquake 394 km ne of this event struck UK on November 26, 1999 (UTC), with estimated population exposures of 32,000 at intensity VII and 5,000 at intensity VIII, resulting in a reported 10 fatalities.

Local buildings. Overall, the population in this region resides in structures that are highly vulnerable to earthquake shaking, though some resistant structures exist. The predominant vulnerable building types are unknown/miscellaneous types and wood construction.

Population and intensity modelled by USGS PAGER. Estimates, not a count of people affected.

Official source

U.S. Geological Survey

Terremoto preserves this event snapshot for a stable public link. USGS remains the authoritative source for revisions and scientific details. Shaking contours and population estimates come from USGS ShakeMap and PAGER, which revise them as more data arrives.

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