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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 | Torba Province | Sanma Province | Malampa ProvinceHint: Click on the image to see different maps of this quake!Strong magnitude 5.0 earthquake at unknown depth28 Oct 04:48 UTC: First to report: USGS after 17 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeOct 28, 2026 04:31:04 UTC - Local time at epicenterWednesday, Oct 28, 2026, at 03:31 pm (GMT +11)Statusunconfirmed (uncertain whether an earthquake with these data happened)Magnitude5.00Depth10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude13.7421°S / 165.7007°EVanuatuSeismic antipode13.7421°N / 14.299°WSenegalQuality27 seismic stationsShaking intensityV Moderate shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceUSGS (United States Geological Survey)Nearest volcanoSuretamatai (191 km / 119 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeOvercast Clouds 26.3°C (79 F), humidity: 88%, wind: 8 m/s (16 kts) from EEstimated seismic energy released2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 5.0 | about seismic energy30 minutes agoOct 28, 2026 04:31 GMT / Oct 28, 2026 03:31 pm (GMT +11)Lat / Lng: -13.7421 / 165.7007: 200 km W of Sola, VanuatuSource: USGSDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23470034',-13.74210,165.70070,'30 minutes ago: Mag. 5.0, 200 km W of Sola, 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 Sola, a town with 1,200 inhabitants in Vanuatu, in 201 km (125 mi) distance east of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. In the capital of Vanuatu, Port Vila, 525 km (326 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(*)RegionCountry201 km (125 mi)E of epicenterSola(pop: 1,170)III: WeakTorba ProvinceVanuatu207 km (128 mi)SE of epicenterPort-Olry(pop: 1,300)III: WeakSanma ProvinceVanuatu216 km (134 mi)SE of epicenterHog Harbour(pop: 1000)II: Very weakSanma ProvinceVanuatu253 km (157 mi)SE of epicenterLuganville(pop: 13,400)II: Very weakSanma ProvinceVanuatu316 km (196 mi)SE of epicenterNorsup(pop: 3,000)II: Very weakMalampa ProvinceVanuatu336 km (209 mi)N of epicenterLata(pop: 553)II: Very weakLuva Station, Temotu ProvinceSolomon Islands525 km (326 mi)SE of epicenterPort Vila(pop: 35,900)II: Very weakShefa ProvinceVanuatu550 km (342 mi)NW of epicenterKirakira(pop: 2,110)II: Very weakBauro Central, Makira-Ulawa ProvinceSolomon Islands777 km (483 mi)NW of epicenterAuki(pop: 7,020)I: Not feltMalaita ProvinceSolomon Islands795 km (494 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 GMT2026-10-28EpicenterAgency5.010 km6.2 mi(*)04:31:04.89200 km W of Sola, VanuatuUSGS (United States Geological Survey)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: 788 km / 490 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: 1394 km / 866 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 13.2 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.04 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 25.6 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.25 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 4 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 3.6 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 10.9 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 19.9 quakes per yearMag. 2 or higher: 24.9 quakes per yearMag. 1 or higher: 26.2 quakes per yearThe area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 5 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 25 to 30 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake