Max magnitude
7.9
Peak recorded event in the current dataset
Earthquakes by countries
12248 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
97.9 km
Typical depth profile for this country
Latest earthquakes
Vanuatu earthquakes today
10 recent events
5.0
120.2 km
4.4
Moderate
2026-04-18 15:32:22 UTC
168 km NE of Sola, Vanuatu
Earthquake near 168 km NE of Sola
620.0 km
5.4
166.7 km
4.4
Moderate
2026-04-13 00:27:20 UTC
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Earthquake near Port Vila
116.5 km
4.2
Moderate
2026-04-10 01:41:16 UTC
38 km W of Sola, Vanuatu
Earthquake near 38 km W of Sola
211.3 km
4.8
Moderate
2026-04-07 02:18:55 UTC
159 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
Earthquake near 159 km NW of Sola
52.5 km
4.5
Moderate
2026-04-06 08:19:52 UTC
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Earthquake near Port Vila
162.9 km
4.2
Moderate
2026-04-03 23:04:12 UTC
280 km E of Sola, Vanuatu
Earthquake near 280 km E of Sola
627.1 km
5.4
278.4 km
4.5
Moderate
2026-04-02 03:39:06 UTC
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Earthquake near Port Vila
10.0 km
Activity rhythm
Vanuatu earthquake chart 2026
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Live geography
Vanuatu earthquakes map
Map of recent earthquakes in Vanuatu.
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Recent month archive
April 2026
11 earthquakes
March 2026
33 earthquakes
February 2026
15 earthquakes
January 2026
27 earthquakes
December 2025
21 earthquakes
November 2025
25 earthquakes
History
Earthquakes history
116 years
| 1950 | 7.9 | 8 |
| 1910 | 7.8 | 6 |
| 2009 | 7.8 | 295 |
| 1957 | 7.8 | 6 |
| 1997 | 7.7 | 357 |
| 1965 | 7.7 | 21 |
| 1913 | 7.6 | 3 |
| 1999 | 7.5 | 209 |
| 1973 | 7.5 | 138 |
| 1992 | 7.4 | 138 |
| 1961 | 7.3 | 10 |
| 1905 | 7.3 | 3 |
| 2026 | 7.3 | 86 |
| 2024 | 7.3 | 394 |
| 2010 | 7.3 | 414 |
| 1915 | 7.3 | 1 |
| 1912 | 7.3 | 2 |
| 1911 | 7.3 | 2 |
| 2011 | 7.2 | 436 |
| 2007 | 7.2 | 217 |
| 2002 | 7.2 | 294 |
| 1994 | 7.2 | 255 |
| 1990 | 7.2 | 155 |
| 1974 | 7.2 | 150 |
| 1953 | 7.2 | 5 |
| 1944 | 7.2 | 3 |
| 1925 | 7.2 | 2 |
| 1964 | 7.2 | 5 |
| 2015 | 7.1 | 333 |
| 2012 | 7.1 | 356 |
| 2001 | 7.1 | 167 |
| 1985 | 7.1 | 178 |
| 1969 | 7.1 | 13 |
| 1907 | 7.1 | 3 |
| 1927 | 7.1 | 9 |
| 1946 | 7.1 | 3 |
| 1928 | 7.1 | 1 |
| 1921 | 7.0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 7.0 | 390 |
| 2022 | 7.0 | 311 |
| 2016 | 7.0 | 510 |
| 2000 | 7.0 | 180 |
| 1993 | 7.0 | 134 |
| 1981 | 7.0 | 160 |
| 1975 | 7.0 | 77 |
| 1903 | 7.0 | 1 |
| 1934 | 7.0 | 6 |
| 1909 | 7.0 | 2 |
| 1972 | 6.9 | 25 |
| 1945 | 6.9 | 2 |
| 2021 | 6.9 | 401 |
| 2008 | 6.9 | 226 |
| 1989 | 6.9 | 99 |
| 1987 | 6.9 | 154 |
| 1970 | 6.9 | 16 |
| 1966 | 6.9 | 19 |
| 1958 | 6.9 | 17 |
| 1963 | 6.8 | 3 |
| 2017 | 6.8 | 256 |
| 2006 | 6.8 | 226 |
| 1988 | 6.8 | 123 |
| 1984 | 6.8 | 108 |
| 1971 | 6.8 | 15 |
| 1920 | 6.8 | 2 |
| 1919 | 6.8 | 1 |
| 1949 | 6.7 | 1 |
| 2005 | 6.7 | 181 |
| 1996 | 6.7 | 156 |
| 1980 | 6.7 | 112 |
| 1978 | 6.7 | 87 |
| 1960 | 6.7 | 12 |
| 1955 | 6.6 | 7 |
| 1930 | 6.6 | 6 |
| 2019 | 6.6 | 276 |
| 2014 | 6.6 | 299 |
| 2003 | 6.6 | 212 |
| 1995 | 6.6 | 156 |
| 1986 | 6.6 | 156 |
| 1982 | 6.6 | 72 |
| 1948 | 6.6 | 2 |
| 1937 | 6.6 | 3 |
| 1914 | 6.6 | 1 |
| 1932 | 6.5 | 3 |
| 2018 | 6.5 | 312 |
| 2004 | 6.5 | 271 |
| 1991 | 6.5 | 126 |
| 1977 | 6.5 | 111 |
| 1947 | 6.5 | 1 |
| 1939 | 6.5 | 5 |
| 1936 | 6.5 | 2 |
| 1968 | 6.4 | 10 |
| 1926 | 6.4 | 2 |
| 2020 | 6.4 | 432 |
| 1998 | 6.4 | 200 |
| 1976 | 6.4 | 94 |
| 1967 | 6.4 | 12 |
| 1922 | 6.4 | 1 |
| 1940 | 6.4 | 3 |
| 1917 | 6.4 | 4 |
| 1933 | 6.4 | 2 |
| 1956 | 6.3 | 2 |
| 1923 | 6.3 | 1 |
| 1962 | 6.3 | 7 |
| 1952 | 6.3 | 1 |
| 1935 | 6.3 | 2 |
| 1979 | 6.3 | 117 |
| 1943 | 6.3 | 2 |
| 1918 | 6.3 | 2 |
| 1983 | 6.2 | 88 |
| 1941 | 6.1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 6.1 | 219 |
| 1959 | 6.0 | 6 |
| 1954 | 6.0 | 2 |
| 1938 | 5.9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5.9 | 320 |
| 1929 | 5.9 | 4 |