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Earthquakes in Vanuatu

Explore earthquakes recorded within Vanuatu. Latest events cover 20 Jun 2026 – 19 Jul 2026 UTC; annual statistics and the largest events cover 20 Jul 2025 – 19 Jul 2026 UTC.

Regional statistics

Statistics for the 365-day period 20 Jul 2025 – 19 Jul 2026 UTC.

Recorded events
23
Maximum magnitude
6,4
Average magnitude
4,9

Earthquake map for Vanuatu

Latest earthquakes

Up to 20 most recent events during the 30-day period 20 Jun 2026 – 19 Jul 2026 UTC.

No recorded events were found for this period.

Largest earthquakes

The 10 largest recorded events during the 365-day period 20 Jul 2025 – 19 Jul 2026 UTC.

  1. 6,40 Vanuatu, Sanma
  2. 5,86 Vanuatu, Sanma
  3. 5,60 Vanuatu, Sanma
  4. 5,47 Vanuatu, Efate, Shefa
  5. 5,32 Vanuatu, Sanma
  6. 5,14 Vanuatu, Efate, Shefa
  7. 5,10 Vanuatu, Sanma
  8. 5,00 Vanuatu, Efate, Shefa
  9. 4,90 Vanuatu, Malampa
  10. 4,90 Vanuatu, Sanma

Statistics for the last 5 years

Complete years use 365 or 366 days. For 2.026, the average uses 365 days through 19 Jul 2026.

Date Recorded events Maximum magnitude Events per day
2026 145 7,66 — Laut Karang, Vanuatu 0,397

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