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M4.6 Earthquake near 56 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu

UTC time: 2025-02-09 09:58:43 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
122.1 km
Source
USGS

56 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.6 earthquake was recorded near 56 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu on February 9, 2025 at 09:58 UTC. At around 122 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this magnitude are clearly felt; minor damage to vulnerable buildings is possible.

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

Details

ID
7e570be130d5738f8f5bcae9f1f4ca57adb52e48
Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
122.1 km
UTC time
2025-02-09 09:58:43 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
-15.56250, 167.69020

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 122.1 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 122.1 km
Intermediate
122.1 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Ambae Activity reported
    Distance: 25 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'496 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Vanuatu
  • Ambrym Activity reported
    Distance: 89 km ·Shield(pyroclastic) ·Elevation: 1'334 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Vanuatu
  • Lopevi
    Distance: 126 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'413 m ·Last eruption: 2007 ·Vanuatu
  • Gaua
    Distance: 144 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 729 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Vanuatu
  • East Epi
    Distance: 145 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 833 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Vanuatu
  • Kuwae
    Distance: 167 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: -2 m ·Last eruption: 1974 ·Vanuatu

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Walaha AirportVanuatu · WLH · NVSW
    16.7 kmStraight-line distance
  • Longana AirportVanuatu · LOD · NVSG
    41.1 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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