Earthquake details

Saturday, October 29, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Saturday, October 29, 2016 at 03:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 360.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 166.882 and latitude -14.804.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 31.3 km
Coordinates -14.804, 166.882
UTC time 2016-10-29 03:21:33.260
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-10-29

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 5.0
Port Vila
Vanuatu · 2026-05-31 02:48 UTC
299.1 km
M 4.8
Port Vila
Vanuatu · 2026-05-19 14:18 UTC
368.9 km
M 5.8
Port Vila
Vanuatu · 2026-05-19 02:29 UTC
397.7 km
M 5.4
Port Vila
Vanuatu · 2026-05-16 15:58 UTC
419.9 km
M 4.9
Port Vila
Vanuatu · 2026-05-16 15:35 UTC
402.3 km
M 5.2
Port Vila
Vanuatu · 2026-05-16 14:07 UTC
409.4 km
M 5.3
Port Vila
Vanuatu · 2026-05-16 12:59 UTC
419.0 km
M 4.5
Port Vila
Vanuatu · 2026-04-02 03:39 UTC
310.5 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.