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M4.6 Earthquake near 56 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu

UTC time: 2025-10-09 00:27:08 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
27.8 km
Source
USGS

56 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu

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About this earthquake

On October 9, 2025 at 00:27 UTC, a magnitude M4.6 earthquake occurred near 56 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu. With a focal depth of about 28 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
34ad8c95bc4ca67789a4b054cc8a6be69c1575c0
Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
27.8 km
UTC time
2025-10-09 00:27:08 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-19.34930, 168.78510
Temperature
25.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 27.8 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 27.8 km
Shallow
27.8 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Yasur
    Distance: 72 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 361 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Vanuatu
  • Traitor's Head
    Distance: 82 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 817 m ·Last eruption: 1881 ·Vanuatu
  • Nguna-Emau
    Distance: 216 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 589 m ·Vanuatu
  • Gemini-Oscostar
    Distance: 227 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -33 m ·Last eruption: 1996 ·Vanuatu
  • Kuwae
    Distance: 281 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: -2 m ·Last eruption: 1974 ·Vanuatu
  • East Epi
    Distance: 300 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 833 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Vanuatu

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Whitegrass AirportVanuatu · TAH · NVVW
    47.5 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

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