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The quake had a shallow depth of 44 km (27 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).Quake Data | Interactive map | Seismograms | User reports | Aftershocks | Earlier quakes here | Quakes in Vanuatu | Quakes in or near New Caledonia | Tafea Province | Loyalty Islands | Shefa ProvinceHint: Click on the image to see different maps of this quake!Strong magnitude 5.3 earthquake at 44 km depth8 Sep 01:01 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 10 minutes.8 Sep 01:02: Magnitude recalculated from 5.1 to 5.3.8 Sep 01:02: Epicenter location corrected by 9.2 km (5.7 mi) towards E.Update Tue, 8 Sep 2026, 01:03Significant earthquake of magnitude 5.3 just reported 79 km southeast of Isangel, VanuatuAn earthquake of magnitude 5.3 occurred only 11 minutes ago 79 km southeast of Isangel, Vanuatu, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.The quake hit at a moderately shallow depth of 44. km beneath the epicenter near Isangel, Tafea Province, Vanuatu, in the morning on Tuesday, September 8th, 2026, at 11:52 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) which listed the quake at magnitude 5.3 as well.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.Weak shaking might have been felt in Isangel (pop. 1,400) located 79 km from the epicenter.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you're in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.If you were or still are in this area during the quake help others with your feedback and report it here.Download the Volcanoes & Earthquakes app and get one of the fastest seismic alerts online: Android | iOSI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeSep 8, 2026 00:52:09 UTC - Local time at epicenterTuesday, Sep 8, 2026, at 11:52 am (GMT +11)StatusconfirmedMagnitude5.30Depth44 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude19.8929°S / 169.9397°EVanuatuSeismic antipode19.8929°N / 10.06°WShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoYasur (65 km / 40 mi)Estimated seismic energy released5.6 x 1012 joules (1.56 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1344 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 5.3 | about seismic energy12 minutes ago reported feltSep 8, 2026 00:52 GMT / Sep 8, 2026 11:52 am (GMT +11)Lat / Lng: -19.8929 / 169.9397: VanuatuSource: EMSCOther sources: GFZ: 5.3 / 10 kmDetail info | Read user reports | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23344405',-19.89290,169.93970,'12 minutes ago: Mag. 5.3, 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 Isangel, a town with 1,400 inhabitants in Vanuatu, in 79 km (49 mi) distance northwest of the epicenter. People likely experienced light shaking there. In the capital of New Caledonia, Noumea, 449 km (279 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(*)RegionCountry79 km (49 mi)NW of epicenterIsangel(pop: 1,440)IV: LightTafea ProvinceVanuatu266 km (165 mi)SW of epicenterLa Roche(pop: 550)III: WeakMare, Loyalty IslandsNew Caledonia282 km (176 mi)SW of epicenterTadine(pop: 7,490)III: WeakMare, Loyalty IslandsNew Caledonia295 km (183 mi)NW of epicenterPort Vila(pop: 35,900)III: WeakShefa ProvinceVanuatu301 km (187 mi)SW of epicenterWe(pop: 10,400)II: Very weakLifou, Loyalty IslandsNew Caledonia365 km (227 mi)W of epicenterOuvea(pop: 3,400)II: Very weakOuvea, Loyalty IslandsNew Caledonia399 km (248 mi)SW of epicenterVao(pop: 1,860)II: Very weakL’Île des Pins, Province SudNew Caledonia405 km (251 mi)SW of epicenterYate-Barrage(pop: 1,870)II: Very weakYaté, Province SudNew Caledonia432 km (268 mi)SW of epicenterThio(pop: 2,750)II: Very weakProvince SudNew Caledonia438 km (272 mi)SW of epicenterMont-Dore(pop: 24,700)II: Very weakProvince SudNew Caledonia441 km (274 mi)SW of epicenterDumbea(pop: 19,300)II: Very weakDumbea, Province SudNew Caledonia448 km (278 mi)SW of epicenterPaita(pop: 12,600)II: Very weakPaita, Province SudNew Caledonia449 km (279 mi)SW of epicenterNoumea(pop: 93,100)II: Very weakNoumea, Province SudNew Caledonia453 km (282 mi)SW of epicenterCanala(pop: 3,540)II: Very weakProvince NordNew Caledonia460 km (286 mi)SW of epicenterBouloupari(pop: 2,150)II: Very weakProvince SudNew Caledonia473 km (294 mi)SW of epicenterLa Foa(pop: 2,950)II: Very weakProvince SudNew Caledonia476 km (296 mi)W of epicenterHouailou(pop: 4,560)II: Very weakHouaïlou, Province NordNew Caledonia486 km (302 mi)SW of epicenterMoindou(pop: 609)II: Very weakProvince SudNew Caledonia491 km (305 mi)W of epicenterPonerihouen(pop: 2,740)II: Very weakPonerihouen, Province NordNew Caledonia494 km (307 mi)W of epicenterPoindimie(pop: 5,010)II: Very weakPoindimie, Province NordNew Caledonia498 km (310 mi)SW of epicenterBourail(pop: 5,530)II: Very weakProvince SudNew Caledonia499 km (310 mi)W of epicenterTouho(pop: 2,280)II: Very weakProvince NordNew Caledonia504 km (313 mi)NW of epicenterNorsup(pop: 3,000)II: Very weakMalampa ProvinceVanuatu524 km (326 mi)W of epicenterPoya(pop: 2,620)II: Very weakProvince NordNew Caledonia530 km (329 mi)W of epicenterHienghene(pop: 2,670)II: Very weakHienghéne, Province NordNew Caledonia544 km (338 mi)W of epicenterKone(pop: 4,570)II: Very weakKone, Province NordNew Caledonia559 km (347 mi)W of epicenterVoh(pop: 2,270)II: Very weakProvince NordNew Caledonia564 km (350 mi)W of epicenterPouebo(pop: 2,390)II: Very weakPouébo, Province NordNew Caledonia568 km (353 mi)NW of epicenterLuganville(pop: 13,400)II: Very weakSanma ProvinceVanuatu577 km (359 mi)W of epicenterOuegoa(pop: 2,130)II: Very weakOuégoa, Province NordNew Caledonia584 km (363 mi)W of epicenterKaala-Gomen(pop: 1,900)II: Very weakKaala-Gomén, Province NordNew Caledonia595 km (370 mi)W of epicenterKoumac(pop: 3,060)II: Very weakProvince NordNew Caledonia609 km (378 mi)NW of epicenterHog Harbour(pop: 1000)II: Very weakSanma ProvinceVanuatu619 km (385 mi)NW of epicenterPort-Olry(pop: 1,300)II: Very weakSanma ProvinceVanuatuNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quake (1)So far, we have received 1 report for this quake. This section is being updated as new data comes in.User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.Translate368.6 km WSW of epicenter [Map] / not felt (reported through our iOS app)What is Intensity and the Mercalli Intensity Scale?The amount of shaking that occurs on the surface due to an earthquake is called the intensity. It is commonly measured on the so-called Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) ranging from 1 (not felt) to 10 (extreme shaking), and given in Roman numerals as I,II,...IX, X, and often displayed with color codes ranging from light blue to dark red.Earthquake intensity depends mainly on the magnitude and depth of the quake as well as the distance from the epicenter: The further away, the less shaking intensity occurs.Read more about the MMI scale!Number of reports by intensityShaking intensityNumber of reportsMin-Max distance from epicenter (*)Average distance (*)I: Not felt1368–368 km (229–229 mi)368 km (229 mi)Notes(*) Reports are filtered to exclude those that are likely highly inaccurate or esaggerated.Only reports with latitude/longitude coordinate positions given (1 in total) could be used for geographic statistics.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 GMT2026-09-8EpicenterAgency5.344 km27 mi00:52:09.2VANUATUEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)5.310 km6.2 mi(*)00:52:03.14Vanuatu Islands29 km (18 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)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: Monasavu, Fiji (MSVF/II network) | Distance from quake: 887 km / 551 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: Honiara, Solomon Islands (HNR/IU network) | Distance from quake: 1582 km / 983 mi | Show on map | Station InfoShow moreAftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 20 km2 (8 square miles) as a first-order estimate. 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