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M4.5 Earthquake near 62 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

UTC time: 2026-04-06 08:19:52 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
162.9 km
Source
USGS

62 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

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About this earthquake

On April 6, 2026 at 08:19 UTC, a magnitude M4.5 earthquake occurred near 62 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu. At around 163 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
c79813b0dc0d03abffde9f8c8a57fcccaaf46e50
Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
162.9 km
UTC time
2026-04-06 08:19:52 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-15.13950, 167.64200
Temperature
28.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 162.9 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 162.9 km
Intermediate
162.9 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: 35 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'496 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Vanuatu
  • Gaua
    Distance: 96 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 729 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Vanuatu
  • Ambrym Activity reported
    Distance: 134 km ·Shield(pyroclastic) ·Elevation: 1'334 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Vanuatu
  • Suretamatai
    Distance: 150 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 921 m ·Last eruption: 1966 ·Vanuatu
  • Motlav
    Distance: 163 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 411 m ·Vanuatu
  • Lopevi
    Distance: 170 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'413 m ·Last eruption: 2007 ·Vanuatu

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Walaha AirportVanuatu · WLH · NVSW
    30.8 kmStraight-line distance
  • Longana AirportVanuatu · LOD · NVSG
    39.5 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.

Earthquake overview

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