Max magnitude
7.9
Peak recorded event in the current dataset
Earthquakes by countries
8865 events tracked
Vanuatu seismic overview
Vanuatu earthquakes today
Latest activity, live map, annual rhythm and historical high points for Vanuatu, all regrouped on the same country page.
Average magnitude
4.7
Mean magnitude across recorded earthquakes
Average depth
85.3 km
Typical depth profile for this country
Latest earthquakes
Vanuatu earthquakes today
25 recent events
6.1
188.1 km
4.8
Moderate
2026-08-10 08:34:28 UTC
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Earthquake near Port Vila
10.0 km
4.7
Moderate
2026-07-24 14:28:22 UTC
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Earthquake near Port Vila
165.0 km
4.9
Moderate
2026-07-22 21:42:50 UTC
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Earthquake near Port Vila
10.0 km
4.8
Moderate
2026-07-21 22:33:01 UTC
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Earthquake near Port Vila
146.7 km
4.4
Moderate
2026-07-21 15:29:12 UTC
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Earthquake near Port Vila
257.6 km
4.8
Moderate
2026-07-20 12:53:50 UTC
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Earthquake near Port Vila
172.3 km
4.3
Moderate
2026-07-14 19:23:33 UTC
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Earthquake near Port Vila
140.8 km
4.6
Moderate
2026-07-12 03:04:07 UTC
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Earthquake near Port Vila
126.1 km
4.6
Moderate
2026-07-11 12:48:30 UTC
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Earthquake near Port Vila
10.0 km
5.1
160.2 km
4.3
Moderate
2026-07-09 08:31:34 UTC
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Earthquake near Port Vila
22.4 km
4.4
Moderate
2026-07-08 15:49:39 UTC
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Earthquake near Port Vila
10.0 km
4.5
Moderate
2026-07-04 12:42:03 UTC
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Earthquake near Port Vila
122.3 km
4.6
Moderate
2026-07-03 23:59:54 UTC
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Earthquake near Port Vila
97.7 km
4.5
Moderate
2026-07-03 07:56:56 UTC
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Earthquake near Port Vila
10.0 km
4.5
Moderate
2026-07-03 03:36:08 UTC
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Earthquake near Port Vila
142.9 km
4.5
Moderate
2026-07-01 17:29:45 UTC
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Earthquake near Port Vila
147.1 km
5.1
179.7 km
4.6
Moderate
2026-06-26 17:09:56 UTC
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Earthquake near Port Vila
10.0 km
4.3
Moderate
2026-06-20 13:22:30 UTC
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Earthquake near Port Vila
287.4 km
4.5
Moderate
2026-06-18 06:25:13 UTC
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Earthquake near Port Vila
32.2 km
4.6
Moderate
2026-06-17 14:21:12 UTC
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Earthquake near Port Vila
10.0 km
4.7
Moderate
2026-06-15 21:20:43 UTC
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Earthquake near Port Vila
191.0 km
4.3
Moderate
2026-06-13 00:40:50 UTC
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Earthquake near Port Vila
87.6 km
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August 2026
2 earthquakes
July 2026
16 earthquakes
June 2026
14 earthquakes
May 2026
6 earthquakes
April 2026
6 earthquakes
March 2026
26 earthquakes
History
Earthquakes history
109 years
| 1950 | 7.9 | 6 |
| 1910 | 7.8 | 6 |
| 1965 | 7.7 | 19 |
| 1913 | 7.6 | 2 |
| 1999 | 7.5 | 137 |
| 1992 | 7.4 | 108 |
| 1961 | 7.3 | 7 |
| 2026 | 7.3 | 102 |
| 2024 | 7.3 | 328 |
| 2010 | 7.3 | 312 |
| 1911 | 7.3 | 2 |
| 2011 | 7.2 | 354 |
| 2007 | 7.2 | 146 |
| 2002 | 7.2 | 224 |
| 1994 | 7.2 | 219 |
| 1990 | 7.2 | 130 |
| 1974 | 7.2 | 111 |
| 1973 | 7.2 | 97 |
| 1953 | 7.2 | 2 |
| 1944 | 7.2 | 3 |
| 1925 | 7.2 | 2 |
| 1964 | 7.2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 7.1 | 233 |
| 2012 | 7.1 | 309 |
| 2001 | 7.1 | 131 |
| 1969 | 7.1 | 9 |
| 1907 | 7.1 | 3 |
| 1927 | 7.1 | 8 |
| 1946 | 7.1 | 2 |
| 1928 | 7.1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 7.0 | 313 |
| 2016 | 7.0 | 301 |
| 2000 | 7.0 | 132 |
| 1997 | 7.0 | 143 |
| 1993 | 7.0 | 100 |
| 1981 | 7.0 | 109 |
| 1903 | 7.0 | 1 |
| 1909 | 7.0 | 1 |
| 1945 | 6.9 | 2 |
| 2021 | 6.9 | 307 |
| 1989 | 6.9 | 77 |
| 1987 | 6.9 | 105 |
| 1912 | 6.9 | 1 |
| 1905 | 6.9 | 2 |
| 1958 | 6.9 | 6 |
| 1963 | 6.8 | 2 |
| 2017 | 6.8 | 174 |
| 2006 | 6.8 | 175 |
| 1988 | 6.8 | 97 |
| 1984 | 6.8 | 80 |
| 1971 | 6.8 | 8 |
| 1919 | 6.8 | 1 |
| 1972 | 6.7 | 15 |
| 1996 | 6.7 | 107 |
| 1978 | 6.7 | 68 |
| 1960 | 6.7 | 7 |
| 1955 | 6.6 | 5 |
| 1970 | 6.6 | 9 |
| 2019 | 6.6 | 196 |
| 2003 | 6.6 | 161 |
| 1995 | 6.6 | 106 |
| 1986 | 6.6 | 101 |
| 1966 | 6.6 | 10 |
| 1932 | 6.5 | 2 |
| 2018 | 6.5 | 234 |
| 2014 | 6.5 | 217 |
| 1985 | 6.5 | 83 |
| 1947 | 6.5 | 1 |
| 1939 | 6.5 | 4 |
| 1936 | 6.5 | 1 |
| 1926 | 6.4 | 1 |
| 2020 | 6.4 | 355 |
| 2008 | 6.4 | 162 |
| 1976 | 6.4 | 74 |
| 1967 | 6.4 | 11 |
| 1940 | 6.4 | 3 |
| 1917 | 6.4 | 3 |
| 1933 | 6.4 | 2 |
| 1923 | 6.3 | 1 |
| 1920 | 6.3 | 1 |
| 1962 | 6.3 | 5 |
| 1952 | 6.3 | 1 |
| 2022 | 6.3 | 241 |
| 2009 | 6.3 | 132 |
| 2004 | 6.3 | 203 |
| 1991 | 6.3 | 85 |
| 1979 | 6.3 | 86 |
| 1934 | 6.3 | 1 |
| 1918 | 6.3 | 2 |
| 1983 | 6.2 | 66 |
| 1943 | 6.2 | 1 |
| 1968 | 6.2 | 5 |
| 1957 | 6.1 | 4 |
| 1948 | 6.1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 6.1 | 165 |
| 2005 | 6.1 | 135 |
| 1998 | 6.1 | 133 |
| 1982 | 6.1 | 55 |
| 1980 | 6.1 | 61 |
| 1937 | 6.1 | 1 |
| 1959 | 6.0 | 6 |
| 1975 | 6.0 | 45 |
| 1956 | 6.0 | 1 |
| 1954 | 5.9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5.9 | 239 |
| 1929 | 5.9 | 3 |
| 1930 | 5.8 | 2 |
| 1935 | 5.8 | 1 |
| 1977 | 5.7 | 91 |