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M5.4 earthquake · 205 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

25 Oct 2026, 08:41 UTC · 205 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · official USGS data

Magnitude 5.4 at 10 km depth. USGS PAGER alert level green.

Location: 205 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · Vanuatu live map
Coordinates: 13.88°S 165.58°E
Reported: 25 Oct 2026, 08:41 UTC
Category: Disaster · Earthquake
Impact: 1 of 5 · Watch
Situation: Seismic activity
Magnitude: M5.4 · depth 10 km

Seismic activity right now

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Dozens of M5+ quakes keep striking northwest of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

A cluster of earthquakes continued off Vanuatu through Sunday morning. The largest in the window was an M6.3 at 10 km depth, 170 km NW of Port-Olry, early on Saturday. On Sunday, an M6.1 at 116 km depth struck 25 km ENE of Port-Olry, and an M5.4 hit 205 km NW of Port-Olry. Quakes of M5.4 and M5.2 also occurred in Papua New Guinea on Sunday.

Most events were M5.0 to M5.9 at 10 km depth, 160 to 220 km NW of Port-Olry, with M5.8 and M5.9 shocks on Saturday.
The M6.1 on Sunday and an M5.5 on Saturday were deeper, at 116 km and 195 km.
Elsewhere, an M5.8 struck the Bouvet Island region on Saturday, and M5.3 quakes hit Japan, Russia and China.
USGS PAGER alert levels were green where given.

Updated 25 Oct 2026, 10:59 UTC · Written by Claude from the reports on this page and on the map. Check the linked sources for full details.

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