Earthquakes by city Vanuatu 100 km

Seismic city profile

Port Vila

Port Vila, Vanuatu: 2154 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

35,901

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

2154

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

7.9

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

Pacific/Efate

Coordinates -17.736, 168.314

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

Last nearby event: 2026-04-02 03:39 UTC

Strongest nearby event

M 7.9

Port Vila, Vanuatu

1950-12-02 19:51 UTC

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Port Vila

The map centers on Port Vila and highlights the most recent earthquakes detected within 100 km.

Average magnitude

4.8

Average depth

42.4 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 25 events shown

UTC	Magnitude	Region	Depth
2026-04-02 03:39	M 4.5	Port Vila Vanuatu	10.0 km
2026-03-19 06:41	M 4.5	Port Vila Vanuatu	10.0 km
2026-02-25 19:58	M 4.0	Port Vila Vanuatu	228.2 km
2026-01-25 09:39	M 4.5	Port Vila Vanuatu	69.3 km
2026-01-19 08:21	M 4.1	Port Vila Vanuatu	127.0 km
2026-01-17 23:21	M 4.7	Port Vila Vanuatu	10.0 km
2026-01-07 00:27	M 4.8	Port Vila Vanuatu	252.4 km
2026-01-06 23:10	M 5.0	Port Vila Vanuatu	64.0 km
2026-01-03 15:18	M 4.6	Port Vila Vanuatu	39.0 km
2025-12-22 21:34	M 4.4	Port Vila Vanuatu	30.7 km
2025-12-17 22:30	M 5.0	Port Vila Vanuatu	95.8 km
2025-12-16 00:43	M 4.2	Port Vila Vanuatu	215.6 km
2025-11-25 02:54	M 4.7	Port Vila Vanuatu	10.0 km
2025-10-18 20:52	M 4.1	Port Vila Vanuatu	10.0 km
2025-10-17 03:32	M 4.3	Port Vila Vanuatu	52.4 km
2025-10-13 04:50	M 4.2	Port Vila Vanuatu	10.0 km
2025-10-09 02:05	M 4.6	Port Vila Vanuatu	35.0 km
2025-09-30 15:04	M 4.9	Port Vila Vanuatu	10.0 km
2025-09-28 22:18	M 4.4	Port Vila Vanuatu	35.0 km
2025-09-27 07:17	M 4.9	Port Vila Vanuatu	10.0 km
2025-09-18 14:55	M 4.2	Port Vila Vanuatu	10.0 km
2025-09-13 23:55	M 4.4	Port Vila Vanuatu	42.8 km
2025-09-07 11:36	M 4.2	Port Vila Vanuatu	35.0 km
2025-08-27 02:19	M 4.5	Port Vila Vanuatu	18.3 km
2025-08-22 12:53	M 5.2	Port Vila Vanuatu	210.9 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2025-08 2 events

2025-09 6 events

2025-10 4 events

2025-11 1 events

2025-12 3 events

2026-01 6 events

2026-02 1 events

2026-03 1 events

2026-04 1 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Strongest years

1950 M 7.9 max · 3 earthquakes 1961 M 7.3 max · 4 earthquakes 2024 M 7.3 max · 98 earthquakes 2010 M 7.3 max · 140 earthquakes 2011 M 7.2 max · 88 earthquakes

Year	Max magnitude	Earthquakes
2026	M 5.0	9
2025	M 5.9	92
2024	M 7.3	98
2023	M 5.6	37
2022	M 6.0	38
2021	M 6.2	102
2020	M 6.2	114
2019	M 5.9	25
2018	M 6.1	29
2017	M 5.8	20
2016	M 5.2	35
2015	M 6.8	42
2014	M 6.2	30
2013	M 5.4	30
2012	M 5.4	88
2011	M 7.2	88
2010	M 7.3	140
2009	M 6.3	59
2008	M 6.3	31
2007	M 5.2	16
2006	M 6.4	42
2005	M 6.1	32
2004	M 6.0	64
2003	M 6.3	38
2002	M 7.2	103
2001	M 6.4	28
2000	M 6.0	29
1999	M 5.5	24
1998	M 6.1	35
1997	M 5.5	25
1996	M 5.4	19
1995	M 5.3	18
1994	M 6.5	53
1993	M 5.9	20
1992	M 6.0	23
1991	M 5.8	21
1990	M 7.1	45
1989	M 5.8	18
1988	M 6.2	27
1987	M 6.8	31
1986	M 6.4	37
1985	M 6.5	23
1984	M 5.5	27
1983	M 5.8	20
1982	M 5.6	6
1981	M 7.0	41
1980	M 5.2	10
1979	M 6.3	39
1978	M 5.9	14
1977	M 5.6	13
1976	M 5.5	10
1975	M 5.2	4
1974	M 6.2	18
1973	M 6.1	21
1971	M 5.1	1
1970	M 6.6	1
1969	M 5.9	1
1968	M 6.2	3
1966	M 6.6	2
1964	M 5.6	1
1963	M 5.8	1
1962	M 6.3	4
1961	M 7.3	4
1960	M 6.1	1
1959	M 6.0	2
1958	M 6.2	3
1957	M 6.1	1
1955	M 6.0	2
1953	M 5.6	1
1950	M 7.9	3
1948	M 6.1	1
1945	M 6.5	1
1944	M 6.7	1
1940	M 6.4	2
1939	M 6.1	2
1936	M 6.5	1
1932	M 6.1	1
1927	M 7.1	7
1925	M 6.5	1
1918	M 6.3	1
1917	M 6.2	1
1913	M 6.9	1
1910	M 6.9	1
1903	M 7.0	1