(Unconfirmed) Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 8 km depth2 Oct 00:50 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 3 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeOct 2, 2025 00:47:31 UTC - Local time at epicenterThursday, Oct 2, 2025, at 11:47 am (GMT +11)Statusunconfirmed (automatic detection)Magnitude3.9Depth8 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude20.81°S / 169.72°EVanuatuSeismic antipode20.81°N / 10.28°WMauritaniaShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)Nearest volcanoEastern Gemini Seamount (61 km / 38 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeBroken Clouds 23.9°C (75 F), humidity: 70%, wind: 6 m/s (12 kts) from NEEstimated 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 energy13 minutes agoOct 2, 2025 00:47 GMT / Oct 2, 2025 11:47 am (GMT +11)Lat / Lng: -20.81 / 169.72: Vanuatu IslandsSource: RaspberryShakeDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22227992',-20.81000,169.72000,'13 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 Isangel, a town with 1,400 inhabitants in Vanuatu, in 148 km (92 mi) distance north 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(*)RegionCountry148 km (92 mi)N of epicenterIsangel(pop: 1,440)II: Very weakTafea ProvinceVanuatu208 km (129 mi)SW of epicenterTadine(pop: 7,490)I: Not feltMare, Loyalty IslandsNew Caledonia255 km (159 mi)W of epicenterWe(pop: 10,400)I: Not feltLifou, Loyalty IslandsNew Caledonia309 km (192 mi)SW of epicenterVao(pop: 1,860)I: Not feltL’Île des Pins, Province SudNew 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 GMT2025-10-2EpicenterAgency3.98 km5 mi00:47:31Vanuatu IslandsRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 25 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 43 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.13 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 7.7 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.81 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.2 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 7.8 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 36.2 quakes per year (or 3 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 44 quakes per year (or 3.7 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 47 quakes per year (or 3.9 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 7 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1970, 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 earthquakeThe earthquake occurred 5 weeks after a magnitude 5.2 earthquake had hit on Thursday, Aug 28, 2025, at 10:40 pm (GMT +11 local time) in 10.6 km (7 mi) distance to the northwest:Mag. 5.2 earthquake 138 km SSE of Isangel - Vanuatu - Aug 28, 2025 - The largest quake near the epicenter of this quake during the 10 years before was an event of magnitude 7.7. It had occurred 2 years earlier, on Friday, May 19, 2023, at 01:57 pm (GMT +11 local time) in South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia:Mag. 7.7 earthquake Southeast of the Loyalty Islands - May 19, 2023 - The strongest-ever (since 1900) recorded quake in this area measured magnitude 8.1. It had occurred 112 years ago earlier, on Tuesday, Oct 14, 1913, at 07:08 pm (GMT +11 local time) in Coral Sea, Vanuatu:Mag. 8.1 earthquake Vanuatu Islands - Oct 14, 1913 - Below is a list and map of larger or recent quakes that had occurred near the epicenter before this earthquake (within up to 100 km/61 mi distance, up to 300 km/183 mi for very large quakes above mag. 7). Filter and sort the list by magnitude or time.Max results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageDate and TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMapAug 28, 10:40 pm (GMT +11)5.278 km10.6 km (6.6 mi) to the NWSouth Pacific Ocean, 63 km south of Anatom Island, Tafea Province, Vanuatu 7 reportsInfoAug 20, 08:40 am (GMT +11)4.3149 km40 km (25 mi) to the E VanuatuInfoJul 25, 08:02 pm (GMT +11)4.735 km63 km (39 mi) to the SSouth Pacific Ocean, 130 km south of Anatom Island, Tafea Province, VanuatuInfoJul 4, 05:00 am (GMT +11)4.410 km78 km (48 mi) to the W Loyalty IslandsInfoJun 12, 07:45 am (GMT +11)5.285 km35 km (22 mi) to the W 132 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu 1 reportInfoDec 7, 2023 11:56 pm (GMT +11)7.148 km48 km (30 mi) to the NW Vanuatu 29 reportsInfoMay 20, 2023 12:50 pm (GMT +11)7.127 km263 km (163 mi) to the SSouth Pacific Ocean, 314 km southeast of Mare Island, New Caledonia 25 reportsInfoMay 19, 2023 01:57 pm (GMT +11)7.718 km287 km (178 mi) to the SSouth Pacific Ocean, 339 km southeast of Mare Island, New Caledonia 49 reportsInfoSep 14, 2022 10:04 pm (GMT +11)7.0137 km71 km (44 mi) to the SE 209 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu 28 reportsInfoMar 31, 2022 04:44 pm (GMT +11)7.010 km209 km (130 mi) to the SSouth Pacific Ocean, 272 km southeast of Mare Island, New Caledonia 2 reportsInfoFeb 11, 2021 12:20 am (GMT +11)7.629 km289 km (179 mi) to the SE Southeast of Loyalty Islands 3 reportsInfoMay 19, 2019 12:23 pm (GMT +11)6.320 km95 km (59 mi) to the S 196 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia 2 reportsInfoDec 5, 2018 03:18 pm (GMT +11)7.410 km125 km (77 mi) to the S Southeast of Loyalty Islands 44 reportsInfoOct 16, 2018 12:03 pm (GMT +11)6.410 km95 km (59 mi) to the SSouth Pacific Ocean, 178 km east of Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia 1 reportInfoAug 29, 2018 02:51 pm (GMT +11)7.121 km142 km (88 mi) to the S 238 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia 3 reportsInfoNov 20, 2017 09:43 am (GMT +11)7.010 km116 km (72 mi) to the SW Loyalty Islands 26 reportsInfoSep 4, 2011 09:55 am (GMT +11)7.0185 km15 km (9.6 mi) to the NSouth Pacific Ocean, 53 km south of Anatom Island, Tafea Province, VanuatuInfoJan 14, 2011 03:16 am (GMT +11)7.09 km132 km (82 mi) to the WCoral Sea, 112 km northeast of Mare Island, Loyalty Islands, New CaledoniaInfoDec 26, 2010 12:16 am (GMT +11)7.316 km222 km (138 mi) to the NWCoral Sea, 152 km northeast of Lifou Island, Loyalty Islands, New CaledoniaInfoApr 9, 2008 11:46 pm (GMT +11)7.333 km119 km (74 mi) to the NW 71 km SW of Isangel, VanuatuInfoSep 28, 2007 12:35 pm (GMT +11)6.510 km51 km (32 mi) to the SW 161 km ENE of Tadine, New CaledoniaInfoApr 4, 2007 10:02 pm (GMT +11)6.510 km70 km (44 mi) to the W VanuatuInfoMar 25, 2007 12:08 pm (GMT +11)6.935 km39 km (24 mi) to the W 134 km S of Isangel, VanuatuInfoMar 25, 2007 11:40 am (GMT +11)7.134 km43 km (27 mi) to the NW VanuatuInfoJan 4, 2004 03:23 am (GMT +11)7.122 km161 km (100 mi) to the SSouth Pacific Ocean, 192 km southeast of Mare Island, New CaledoniaInfoDec 28, 2003 09:38 am (GMT +11)6.710 km97 km (60 mi) to the SSouth Pacific Ocean, 164 km south of Anatom Island, Tafea Province, VanuatuInfoDec 28, 2003 03:00 am (GMT +11)7.310 km134 km (83 mi) to the SSouth Pacific Ocean, 191 km east of Mare Island, Loyalty Islands, New CaledoniaInfoFeb 22, 1999 12:00 pm (GMT +11)6.433 km72 km (44 mi) to the SSouth Pacific Ocean, 140 km south of Anatom Island, Tafea Province, VanuatuInfoJan 4, 1998 05:11 pm (GMT +11)7.5101 km207 km (128 mi) to the SE Southeast of The Loyalty IslandsInfoMay 22, 1997 01:10 am (GMT +11)6.857 km61 km (38 mi) to the NW 99 km S of Isangel, VanuatuInfoMay 17, 1995 07:12 am (GMT +11)7.720 km245 km (152 mi) to the S 249 km E of Vao, New CaledoniaInfoFeb 16, 1994 08:11 am (GMT +11)6.520 km100 km (62 mi) to the NW 104 km SSW of Isangel, VanuatuInfoFeb 13, 1994 04:58 am (GMT +11)7.028 km47 km (29 mi) to the NW VanuatuInfoDec 29, 1993 07:39 pm (Efate)6.533 km92 km (57 mi) to the N VanuatuInfoDec 29, 1993 06:48 pm (Efate)7.033 km65 km (40 mi) to the N 93 km southeast of Isangel, Tafea Province, VanuatuInfoOct 12, 1992 06:24 am (Efate)7.4129 km192 km (119 mi) to the NWCoral Sea, 56 km northwest of Tanna Island, Tafea Province, VanuatuInfoAug 13, 1990 08:25 am (Efate)7.1140 km165 km (102 mi) to the N VanuatuInfoSep 26, 1989 01:17 am (GMT +11)6.534 km68 km (43 mi) to the NW 90 km S of Isangel, VanuatuInfoJan 16, 1986 07:17 am (GMT +11)7.1150 km65 km (41 mi) to the SE 210 km SSE of Isangel, VanuatuInfoNov 15, 1984 01:46 pm (GMT +11)7.1105 km185 km (115 mi) to the SE Southeast of The Loyalty IslandsInfoJul 6, 1981 02:08 pm (GMT +11)7.033 km266 km (166 mi) to the SE Southeast of The Loyalty IslandsInfoOct 25, 1980 10:00 pm (GMT +11)7.233 km121 km (75 mi) to the SSouth Pacific Ocean, 197 km east of Mare Island, Loyalty Islands, New CaledoniaInfoAug 2, 1976 09:55 pm (GMT +11)6.952 km52 km (32 mi) to the NW VanuatuInfoDec 10, 1973 06:55 am (GMT +11)6.839 km100 km (62 mi) to the N VanuatuInfoJan 21, 1964 04:08 am (GMT +11)6.9138 km26 km (16 mi) to the E VanuatuInfoJul 7, 1961 09:09 am (GMT +11)6.635 km53 km (33 mi) to the NW VanuatuInfoJan 6, 1961 05:14 am (GMT +11)6.635 km43 km (27 mi) to the S 179 km ENE of Tadine, New CaledoniaInfoJun 24, 1950 10:25 pm (Universal Time)6.935 km24 km (15 mi) to the NW VanuatuInfoJun 21, 1950 06:55 am (Universal Time)6.735 km45 km (28 mi) to the NW VanuatuInfoMay 26, 1950 01:17 am (Universal Time)6.835 km57 km (35 mi) to the NW VanuatuInfoNov 6, 1928 04:05 am (Universal Time)6.755 km66 km (41 mi) to the NW VanuatuInfoMar 16, 1928 05:01 am (Universal Time)7.510 km186 km (116 mi) to the SSouth Pacific Ocean, 265 km east of Mare Island, Loyalty Islands, New CaledoniaInfoFeb 1, 1923 07:24 pm (Universal Time)6.930 km94 km (58 mi) to the S 204 km E of Tadine, New CaledoniaInfoSep 20, 1920 02:39 pm (Universal Time)8.025 km159 km (99 mi) to the NW 97 km WSW of Isangel, VanuatuInfoOct 14, 1913 07:08 pm (GMT +11)8.10 km164 km (102 mi) to the NWCoral Sea, 30 km west of Isangel, Tafea Province, VanuatuInfoJun 16, 1910 06:30 am (Universal Time)7.8100 km136 km (84 mi) to the NCoral Sea, 19 km southeast of Tanna Island, Tafea Province, VanuatuInfoJun 1, 1910 06:48 am (Universal Time)6.735 km22 km (14 mi) to the NW 126 km SSE of Isangel, VanuatuInfoJun 1, 1910 04:55 pm (GMT +11)7.50 km117 km (73 mi) to the NWCoral Sea, 66 km southwest of Tanna Island, Tafea Province, VanuatuInfoMar 30, 1910 04:55 pm (Universal Time)7.280 km36 km (22 mi) to the SE Vanuatu IslandsInfoAug 10, 1901 12:01 am (GMT +11)7.90 km135 km (84 mi) to the SSouth Pacific Ocean, 214 km east of Mare Island, Loyalty Islands, New CaledoniaInfoMap of earlier quakes in the area of this quakeMax results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageOldest quakes are shown in yellow, most recent in red.[quakes -][quakes +][smaller][bigger]