(Unconfirmed) Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 93 km depth30 Aug 11:25 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 5 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeAug 30, 2025 11:20:30 UTC - Local time at epicenterSaturday, Aug 30, 2025, at 11:20 am (Universal Time GMT +0)Statusunconfirmed (automatic detection)Magnitude3.9Depth93 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude14.83°S / 167.39°EVanuatuSeismic antipode14.83°N / 12.61°WShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)Nearest volcanoGaua (63 km / 39 mi)Estimated seismic energy released4.5 x 1010 joules (12.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 10.7 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 3.9 | about seismic energy5 minutes agoAug 30, 2025 11:20 GMT / Aug 30, 2025 11:20 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -14.83 / 167.39: Vanuatu IslandsSource: RaspberryShakeDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22116371',-14.83000,167.39000,'5 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, Vanuatu Islands',html,'quakes-5-24.png',18,18,9,9,124]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in VanuatuNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Port-Olry, a town with 2,000 inhabitants in Vanuatu, in 41 km (26 mi) distance southwest of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry41 km (26 mi)SW of epicenterPort-Olry(pop: 1,950)II: Very weakSanma ProvinceVanuatu81 km (50 mi)S of epicenterLuganville(pop: 13,400)II: Very weakSanma ProvinceVanuatu108 km (67 mi)N of epicenterSola(pop: 1,170)II: Very weakTorba ProvinceVanuatu137 km (85 mi)S of epicenterNorsup(pop: 3,000)I: Not feltMalampa ProvinceVanuatuNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Compare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2025-08-30EpicenterAgency3.993 km58 mi11:20:30Vanuatu IslandsRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 25 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 139 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.14 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 7.1 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.73 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.4 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 13 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 104 quakes per year (or 8.7 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 121 quakes per year (or 10.1 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 134 quakes per year (or 11.2 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 463 quakes per year (or 38.6 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 18 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 5 to 10 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake