Strong magnitude 5.4 earthquake at 304 km depth22 Aug 13:00 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 8 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeAug 22, 2025 12:53:02 UTC - Local time at epicenterFriday, Aug 22, 2025, at 12:53 pm (Universal Time GMT +0)Statusunconfirmed (uncertain whether an earthquake with these data happened)Magnitude5.4Depth304 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude17.4704°S / 168.8627°EVanuatuSeismic antipode17.4704°N / 11.137°WShaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoUnnamed (36 km / 22 mi)Estimated seismic energy released7.9 x 1012 joules (2.21 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1898 tons of TNT or 0.1 atomic bombs!) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 5.4 | about seismic energy8 minutes agoAug 22, 2025 12:53 GMT / Aug 22, 2025 12:53 pm (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -17.4704 / 168.8627: VanuatuSource: EMSCDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22088822',-17.47040,168.86270,'8 minutes ago: Mag. 5.4, Vanuatu',html,'quakes-7-24.png',30,30,15,15,126]); 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 Vila, the capital of Vanuatu with 36,000 inhabitants, in 65 km (41 mi) distance southwest of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. In the capital of New Caledonia, Noumea, 591 km (367 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake was probably felt as very weak shaking.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry65 km (41 mi)SW of epicenterPort Vila(pop: 35,900)III: WeakShefa ProvinceVanuatu221 km (137 mi)NW of epicenterNorsup(pop: 3,000)II: Very weakMalampa ProvinceVanuatu235 km (146 mi)S of epicenterIsangel(pop: 1,440)II: Very weakTafea ProvinceVanuatu283 km (176 mi)NW of epicenterLuganville(pop: 13,400)II: Very weakSanma ProvinceVanuatu331 km (206 mi)NW of epicenterPort-Olry(pop: 1,950)II: Very weakSanma ProvinceVanuatu418 km (260 mi)SW of epicenterWe(pop: 10,400)II: Very weakLifou, Loyalty IslandsNew Caledonia424 km (263 mi)N of epicenterSola(pop: 1,170)II: Very weakTorba ProvinceVanuatu430 km (267 mi)SW of epicenterFayaoue(pop: 4,410)II: Very weakOuvea, Loyalty IslandsNew Caledonia465 km (289 mi)S of epicenterTadine(pop: 7,490)II: Very weakMare, Loyalty IslandsNew Caledonia530 km (329 mi)SW of epicenterTouho(pop: 2,280)II: Very weakProvince NordNew Caledonia535 km (332 mi)SW of epicenterPoindimie(pop: 4,890)II: Very weakPoindimie, Province NordNew Caledonia538 km (334 mi)SW of epicenterThio(pop: 2,750)II: Very weakProvince SudNew Caledonia542 km (337 mi)SW of epicenterPonerihouen(pop: 2,740)II: Very weakPonerihouen, Province NordNew Caledonia544 km (338 mi)SW of epicenterHouailou(pop: 4,560)II: Very weakHouaïlou, Province NordNew Caledonia545 km (339 mi)SW of epicenterCanala(pop: 3,540)II: Very weakProvince NordNew Caledonia546 km (339 mi)SW of epicenterHienghene(pop: 2,670)II: Very weakHienghéne, Province NordNew Caledonia557 km (346 mi)SW of epicenterPouebo(pop: 2,390)II: Very weakPouébo, Province NordNew Caledonia560 km (348 mi)S of epicenterYate-Barrage(pop: 1,870)II: Very weakNew Caledonia565 km (351 mi)SW of epicenterOuegoa(pop: 2,130)II: Very weakOuégoa, Province NordNew Caledonia569 km (353 mi)SW of epicenterLa Foa(pop: 2,950)II: Very weakProvince SudNew Caledonia570 km (354 mi)SW of epicenterBouloupari(pop: 2,150)II: Very weakProvince SudNew Caledonia576 km (358 mi)SW of epicenterBourail(pop: 4,830)II: Very weakProvince SudNew Caledonia576 km (358 mi)SW of epicenterMoindou(pop: 609)II: Very weakProvince SudNew Caledonia579 km (360 mi)SW of epicenterDumbea(pop: 19,300)II: Very weakDumbea, Province SudNew Caledonia579 km (360 mi)SW of epicenterKone(pop: 4,570)II: Very weakKone, Province NordNew Caledonia581 km (361 mi)SW of epicenterPaita(pop: 12,600)II: Very weakPaita, Province SudNew Caledonia581 km (361 mi)SW of epicenterPoya(pop: 2,620)II: Very weakProvince NordNew Caledonia585 km (363 mi)SW of epicenterMont-Dore(pop: 24,700)II: Very weakProvince SudNew Caledonia585 km (364 mi)SW of epicenterVoh(pop: 2,270)II: Very weakProvince NordNew Caledonia589 km (366 mi)SW of epicenterKaala-Gomen(pop: 1,900)II: Very weakKaala-Gomén, Province NordNew Caledonia591 km (367 mi)SW of epicenterNoumea(pop: 93,100)II: Very weakNoumea, Province SudNew Caledonia592 km (368 mi)SW of epicenterKoumac(pop: 3,060)II: Very weakProvince NordNew Caledonia595 km (370 mi)S of epicenterVao(pop: 1,860)II: Very weakL’Île des Pins, Province SudNew Caledonia595 km (370 mi)SW of epicenterPoum(pop: 1,410)II: Very weakProvince NordNew Caledonia604 km (375 mi)SW of epicenterWala(pop: 890)II: Very weakBelep, Province NordNew CaledoniaNotes:(*) 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 GMT2025-08-22EpicenterAgency5.4304 km189 mi12:53:02.63VANUATUEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 25 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 55 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.05 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 20.8 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.37 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.7 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 3.4 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 28.8 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 50 quakes per year (or 4.1 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 56 quakes per year (or 4.6 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 57 quakes per year (or 4.7 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 6 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 20 to 25 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake