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M5.9 Earthquake near 53 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

UTC time: 2025-02-10 00:09:42 UTC Local time: —
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Automatically generated from measurement data by QuakeMap24. Values may change after further analysis.

Magnitude
M5.9
Depth
18.0 km
Source
USGS

53 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

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M5.9 Earthquake near 53 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 2025-02-10 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.9 Earthquake near 53 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 2025-02-10 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On February 10, 2025 at 00:09 UTC, a magnitude M5.9 earthquake occurred near 53 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu. With a focal depth of about 18 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

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

Details

ID
eb686cf6592d819ffc91f2a85f0b160f9fdd248e
Magnitude
M5.9
Depth
18.0 km
UTC time
2025-02-10 00:09:42 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
-17.50110, 167.87570

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 18 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 18 km
Shallow
18 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 Vila53.3 kmSE35'901

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Nguna-Emau
    Distance: 51 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 589 m ·Vanuatu
  • Kuwae
    Distance: 101 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: -2 m ·Last eruption: 1974 ·Vanuatu
  • East Epi
    Distance: 106 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 833 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Vanuatu
  • Lopevi
    Distance: 121 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'413 m ·Last eruption: 2007 ·Vanuatu
  • Ambrym Activity reported
    Distance: 142 km ·Shield(pyroclastic) ·Elevation: 1'334 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Vanuatu
  • Traitor's Head
    Distance: 200 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 817 m ·Last eruption: 1881 ·Vanuatu

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Bauerfield International AirportVanuatu · VLI · NVVV
    52.0 kmStraight-line distance
  • Valesdir AirportVanuatu · VLS · NVSV
    84.7 kmStraight-line distance
  • Tongoa AirportVanuatu · TGH · NVST
    98.7 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 hours8
First 24 hours12
First 72 hours14
Strongest subsequent eventM5.9
M5.92025-02-10 00:09:43 UTC12.0 km65 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu M5.32025-02-10 00:13:44 UTC5.7 km57 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu M4.92025-02-10 00:32:35 UTC12.1 km64 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu M4.12025-02-10 01:24:20 UTC9.7 km62 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu M4.22025-02-10 02:16:25 UTC8.8 km62 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu M4.52025-02-10 03:55:06 UTC1.9 km51 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu M4.52025-02-10 04:24:25 UTC5.0 km58 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu M4.72025-02-10 05:48:37 UTC6.0 km59 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu M4.42025-02-10 06:59:52 UTC16.0 km68 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu M4.42025-02-10 07:43:12 UTC32.0 km32 km NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu M5.02025-02-10 10:18:46 UTC6.1 km50 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu M4.42025-02-10 12:22:29 UTC13.9 km66 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

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#1
Earlier events M≥419
Earlier events M≥55
Compared since2025-01-01

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.32025-01-26 06:13:38 UTC31.5 km24 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu M5.12025-01-27 06:55:03 UTC34.2 km24 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu M5.02025-01-15 07:32:20 UTC37.3 km39 km NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu M5.02025-01-09 02:43:58 UTC91.1 km93 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu M5.02025-01-06 21:20:45 UTC46.2 km43 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

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