Strong mag. 5.1 earthquake - 201 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu, on Sunday, Nov 1, 2026, at 07:00 am (Universal Time)

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The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow. The quake was not felt (or at least not reported so).Quake Data | Interactive map | Seismograms | User reports | Earlier quakes here | Quakes in Vanuatu | Quakes in Solomon Islands | Sanma Province | Torba Province | Malampa ProvinceHint: Click on the image to see different maps of this quake!Strong magnitude 5.1 earthquake at unknown depth1 Nov 07:29 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 29 minutes.1 Nov 07:29: Now using data updates from USGSI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeNov 1, 2026 07:00:54 UTC - Local time at epicenterSunday, Nov 1, 2026, at 06:00 pm (GMT +11)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude5.10Depth10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude13.8611°S / 165.6455°EVanuatuSeismic antipode13.8611°N / 14.355°WSenegalQuality38 seismic stationsShaking intensityV Moderate shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceUSGS (United States Geological Survey)Nearest volcanoSuretamatai (197 km / 122 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeScattered Clouds 26.2°C (79 F), humidity: 77%, wind: 7 m/s (14 kts) from ESEEstimated seismic energy released2.8 x 1012 joules (783 megawatt hours, equivalent to 674 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 5.1 | about seismic energy38 minutes agoNov 1, 2026 07:00 GMT / Nov 1, 2026 06:00 pm (GMT +11)Lat / Lng: -13.8611 / 165.6455: 201 km NW of Port-Olry, VanuatuSource: USGSOther sources: EMSC: 5.1 / 10 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23509271',-13.86110,165.64550,'38 minutes ago: Mag. 5.1, 201 km NW of Port-Olry, 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+="&notFelt=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 1,300 inhabitants in Vanuatu, in 202 km (126 mi) distance southeast of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. In the capital of  Vanuatu, Port Vila, 517 km (321 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(*)RegionCountry202 km (126 mi)SE of epicenterPort-Olry(pop: 1,300)III: WeakSanma ProvinceVanuatu206 km (128 mi)E of epicenterSola(pop: 1,170)III: WeakTorba ProvinceVanuatu211 km (131 mi)SE of epicenterHog Harbour(pop: 1000)III: WeakSanma ProvinceVanuatu246 km (153 mi)SE of epicenterLuganville(pop: 13,400)II: Very weakSanma ProvinceVanuatu309 km (192 mi)SE of epicenterNorsup(pop: 3,000)II: Very weakMalampa ProvinceVanuatu349 km (217 mi)N of epicenterLata(pop: 553)II: Very weakLuva Station, Temotu ProvinceSolomon Islands517 km (321 mi)SE of epicenterPort Vila(pop: 35,900)II: Very weakShefa ProvinceVanuatu555 km (345 mi)NW of epicenterKirakira(pop: 2,110)II: Very weakBauro Central, Makira-Ulawa ProvinceSolomon Islands782 km (486 mi)NW of epicenterAuki(pop: 7,020)I: Not feltMalaita ProvinceSolomon Islands799 km (497 mi)NW of epicenterTulagi(pop: 1,750)I: Not feltCentral ProvinceSolomon IslandsNotes:(*) 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!Get the Android appCompare 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 GMT2026-11-1EpicenterAgency5.110 km6.2 mi(*)±1.8 km07:00:54.331201 km NW of Port-Olry, VanuatuEpicenter uncertainty: ± 10.9 kmUSGS (United States Geological Survey)5.110 km6.2 mi(*)07:00:54.331±1.74sVANUATU0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with USGSEpicenter uncertainty: ± 21 kmEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Notes:(*) A depth given as 10 km often means that the the depth of the quake could be not determined with sufficient accuracy."; HTMLcontent += ""; mainMap.addToMap("station"+id, lat, lon, title,HTMLcontent); mainMap.map.panTo([lat,lon]); document.getElementById("map_canvas").scrollIntoView();}document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function () { var section = document.getElementById("seismogramSection"); if (!section) return; var images = section.querySelectorAll("img.waitBg"); if (!images.length) return; images.forEach(function(img, index){ img.addEventListener("error", function(){ // If the first image fails, hide the whole section. if (index === 0) { // Remove TOC entry var tocLink = document.querySelector('#toc .tocLink[data-href="seismogramSection"]'); if (tocLink) {tocLink.remove()} // Remove whole section section.remove(); } // Otherwise remove only this station. var plot = img.closest(".plotContainer"); if (!plot) return; var station = plot.previousElementSibling; var caption = plot.nextElementSibling; if (station) station.remove(); plot.remove(); if (caption) caption.remove(); // Remove empty "Show more" var more = document.getElementById("moreSeismograms"); if (more && !more.querySelector(".plotContainer")) { more.remove(); var btn = document.getElementById("moreSeismograms_1"); if (btn) btn.remove(); } // Hide section if nothing remains. if (!section.querySelector(".plotContainer")) { section.style.display = "none"; } }, { once: true }); });});]]>SeismogramsSeismic station: Honiara, Solomon Islands (HNR/IU network) | Distance from quake: 792 km / 492 mi | Show on map | Station InfoSeismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.02-4.0 Hz. Source: NSF SAGE Facility IRISWS timeseriesplot Web ServiceSeismic station: Monasavu, Fiji (MSVF/II network) | Distance from quake: 1395 km / 867 mi | Show on map | Station InfoShow moreEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 12.7 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.03 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 31.3 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.19 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 5.2 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 2.8 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 9.8 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 18 quakes per yearMag. 2 or higher: 22.3 quakes per yearMag. 1 or higher: 23.6 quakes per yearThe area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 4 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 30 to 35 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake