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M5.6 Earthquake near Vanuatu Islands

UTC time: 2025-07-13 06:16:52 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.6

Depth: 10.0 km
Source: GFZ

Vanuatu Islands

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About this earthquake

On July 13, 2025 at 06:16 UTC, a magnitude M5.6 earthquake occurred near Vanuatu Islands. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The data is provided by GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

47dc6c2334e179c655c40de7cc60b0f5664f07e5

Magnitude

M5.6

Depth

10.0 km

UTC time

2025-07-13 06:16:52 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

gfz

Coordinates

-18.12000, 168.13000

Temperature

24.0°C

Depth profile

Shallow

10 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

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation

Port Vila46.9 kmNE35'901

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

Nguna-Emau

Distance: 78 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 589 m ·Vanuatu
Traitor's Head

Distance: 136 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 817 m ·Last eruption: 1881 ·Vanuatu
Kuwae

Distance: 149 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: -2 m ·Last eruption: 1974 ·Vanuatu
East Epi

Distance: 163 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 833 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Vanuatu
Lopevi

Distance: 181 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'413 m ·Last eruption: 2007 ·Vanuatu
Ambrym Activity reported

Distance: 208 km ·Shield(pyroclastic) ·Elevation: 1'334 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Vanuatu

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

Bauerfield International AirportVanuatu · VLI · NVVV
50.9 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

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours0

First 24 hours0

First 72 hours0

Strongest subsequent eventM5.1

M4.92025-07-17 00:36:33 UTC113.2 kmVANUATU REGION M4.92025-07-28 15:05:05 UTC45.4 km87 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu M5.12025-07-28 15:05:08 UTC58.7 kmVanuatu Islands M4.92025-07-28 15:05:08 UTC58.5 kmVANUATU M4.72025-08-06 08:08:25 UTC51.5 kmVanuatu Islands M4.62025-08-06 08:08:26 UTC5.0 kmVANUATU M4.62025-08-06 08:08:28 UTC14.2 km57 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu M4.62025-08-10 01:24:28 UTC66.9 kmVANUATU M4.72025-08-11 12:14:17 UTC17.9 kmVANUATU M4.82025-08-11 12:14:20 UTC19.0 kmVanuatu Islands

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.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#6

Earlier events M≥465

Earlier events M≥524

Compared since2025-01-01

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M5.92025-05-11 11:22:21 UTC50.0 kmVANUATU M5.92025-02-10 00:09:43 UTC82.7 km65 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu M5.92025-02-10 00:09:42 UTC73.9 km53 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu M5.72025-05-11 11:22:19 UTC53.8 kmVanuatu Islands M5.72025-03-28 01:20:04 UTC136.0 km66 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu

Stats (last 24h)

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