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M5.3 Earthquake near 70 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

UTC time: 2025-02-10 00:16:03 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

70 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

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M5.3 Earthquake near 70 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 2025-02-10 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.3 Earthquake near 70 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 2025-02-10 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On February 10, 2025 at 00:16 UTC, a magnitude M5.3 earthquake occurred near 70 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu. With a focal depth of about 10 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 event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
ecc91e4fc6cccbc235f8bad7b90824fe2e372427
Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-02-10 00:16:03 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-17.43230, 167.73100

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
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 Vila70.4 kmSE35'901

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Nguna-Emau
    Distance: 66 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 589 m ·Vanuatu
  • Kuwae
    Distance: 108 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: -2 m ·Last eruption: 1974 ·Vanuatu
  • East Epi
    Distance: 109 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 833 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Vanuatu
  • Lopevi
    Distance: 122 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'413 m ·Last eruption: 2007 ·Vanuatu
  • Ambrym Activity reported
    Distance: 138 km ·Shield(pyroclastic) ·Elevation: 1'334 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Vanuatu
  • Traitor's Head
    Distance: 217 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
    69.1 kmStraight-line distance
  • Valesdir AirportVanuatu · VLS · NVSV
    85.2 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-11-02

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 hours6
First 24 hours10
First 72 hours12
Strongest subsequent eventM5.0
M4.92025-02-10 00:32:35 UTC7.6 km64 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu M4.12025-02-10 01:24:20 UTC7.5 km62 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu M4.22025-02-10 02:16:25 UTC8.5 km62 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu M4.52025-02-10 03:55:06 UTC18.9 km51 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu M4.52025-02-10 04:24:25 UTC12.3 km58 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu M4.72025-02-10 05:48:37 UTC11.2 km59 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu M4.42025-02-10 06:59:52 UTC4.8 km68 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu M4.42025-02-10 07:43:12 UTC47.4 km32 km NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu M5.02025-02-10 10:18:46 UTC21.3 km50 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu M4.42025-02-10 12:22:29 UTC6.4 km66 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu M4.22025-02-11 13:15:04 UTC3.2 km73 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu M4.42025-02-12 01:07:12 UTC43.3 km109 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#3
Earlier events M≥422
Earlier events M≥59
Compared since2025-01-01

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.92025-02-10 00:09:43 UTC5.3 km65 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu M5.92025-02-10 00:09:42 UTC17.1 km53 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu M5.32025-02-10 00:13:44 UTC13.4 km57 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu M5.32025-01-26 06:13:38 UTC48.1 km24 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu M5.22025-02-08 09:24:13 UTC147.2 km55 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu

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