Max magnitude
7.9
Peak recorded event in the current dataset
Earthquakes by countries
8832 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
85.1 km
Typical depth profile for this country
Latest earthquakes
Vanuatu earthquakes today
25 recent events
5.4
10.0 km
4.9
Moderate
2026-05-16 15:35:20 UTC
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Earthquake near Port Vila
10.0 km
5.2
10.0 km
5.3
10.0 km
4.8
Moderate
2026-05-06 12:55:50 UTC
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Earthquake near Port Vila
10.0 km
5.0
120.2 km
4.4
Moderate
2026-04-13 00:27:20 UTC
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Earthquake near Port Vila
116.5 km
4.5
Moderate
2026-04-06 08:19:52 UTC
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Earthquake near Port Vila
162.9 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
4.2
Moderate
2026-04-01 09:17:17 UTC
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Earthquake near Port Vila
123.0 km
4.7
Moderate
2026-03-31 10:03:47 UTC
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Earthquake near Port Vila
59.1 km
4.2
Moderate
2026-03-30 19:58:25 UTC
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Earthquake near Port Vila
130.3 km
4.8
Moderate
2026-03-30 19:50:27 UTC
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Earthquake near Port Vila
86.8 km
4.1
Moderate
2026-03-30 12:32:15 UTC
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Earthquake near Port Vila
120.8 km
4.5
Moderate
2026-03-30 10:01:34 UTC
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Earthquake near Port Vila
119.2 km
5.1
119.5 km
7.3
120.7 km
5.4
117.7 km
4.5
Moderate
2026-03-25 14:50:38 UTC
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Earthquake near Port Vila
127.5 km
4.6
Moderate
2026-03-23 03:48:01 UTC
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Earthquake near Port Vila
10.0 km
4.5
Moderate
2026-03-21 04:15:27 UTC
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Earthquake near Port Vila
32.1 km
5.7
22.0 km
4.6
Moderate
2026-03-20 19:55:20 UTC
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Earthquake near Port Vila
10.0 km
4.6
Moderate
2026-03-20 18:26:47 UTC
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Earthquake near Port Vila
43.2 km
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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 | 69 |
| 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 |