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The quake had a very shallow depth of 26 km (16 mi) and 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 5.3 earthquake at 26 km depth24 Oct 07:03 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 11 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeOct 24, 2026 06:52:05 UTC - Local time at epicenterSaturday, Oct 24, 2026, at 06:52 am (Universal Time GMT +0)Statusunconfirmed (uncertain whether an earthquake with these data happened)Magnitude5.3Depth26 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude13.71°S / 165.74°EVanuatuSeismic antipode13.71°N / 14.26°WSenegalShaking intensityV Moderate shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Nearest volcanoUreparapara (172 km / 107 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 energy11 minutes agoOct 24, 2026 06:52 GMT / Oct 24, 2026 06:52 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -13.71 / 165.74: Vanuatu IslandsSource: BMKGDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23461057',-13.71000,165.74000,'11 minutes ago: Mag. 5.3, Vanuatu Islands',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 197 km (122 mi) distance east of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. In the capital of Vanuatu, Port Vila, 526 km (327 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(*)RegionCountry197 km (122 mi)E of epicenterSola(pop: 1,170)III: WeakTorba ProvinceVanuatu206 km (128 mi)SE of epicenterPort-Olry(pop: 1,300)III: WeakSanma ProvinceVanuatu216 km (134 mi)SE of epicenterHog Harbour(pop: 1000)III: WeakSanma ProvinceVanuatu253 km (157 mi)SE of epicenterLuganville(pop: 13,400)III: WeakSanma ProvinceVanuatu317 km (197 mi)SE of epicenterNorsup(pop: 3,000)II: Very weakMalampa ProvinceVanuatu332 km (206 mi)N of epicenterLata(pop: 553)II: Very weakLuva Station, Temotu ProvinceSolomon Islands526 km (327 mi)SE of epicenterPort Vila(pop: 35,900)II: Very weakShefa ProvinceVanuatu551 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 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 GMT2026-10-24EpicenterAgency5.326 km16 mi06:52:05Vanuatu IslandsBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)"; 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: 790 km / 491 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: 1392 km / 865 mi | Show on map | Station InfoShow morePrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake11 minutes agoOct 24, 2026 06:52 GMT / Oct 24, 2026 06:52 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -13.71 / 165.74: Vanuatu IslandsSource: BMKGDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!',5.3,53, '#bb202a', 0.9,1.5, '#bb202a', 0.27);map2.addToMap('thisQuake',-13.71,165.74,'11 minutes ago: Mag. 5.3, Vanuatu Islands','Earthquake: Mag 5.3 / 26 km (16 mi) depth11 minutes agoOct 24, 2026 06:52 GMT / Oct 24, 2026 06:52 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -13.71 / 165.74: Vanuatu IslandsSource: BMKGDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!','default'); function putQuakeOnMap(id,lat,lon,time,title,html,mag,zIndex) { qTableOlder.putQuakeOnMap(id,lat,lon,time,title,html,mag,zIndex); } map2.circleScale=0.5;qTableOlder.usePalette=1;qTableOlder.startVal=qTableOlder.referenceTime-(80*365.25*86400);qTableOlder.endVal=qTableOlder.referenceTime; qTableOlder.assignMap(map2); (async function(){await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r,4000));map2.map.setZoom(7)})(); })(); (function(){let done=false;async function loadPrevious(){if(done)return;done=true;while(typeof mkRequest=="undefined")await new Promise(r=>setTimeout(r,500));mkRequest("https://server3.allquakes.com/api/getPrevious.php?quakeId=23461057","get","",function(httpObj){let r=httpObj.responseText,d=document;if(""!=r&&200==httpObj.status){let o=JSON.parse(r);if(!o){let s=d.getElementById("olderQuakesSection");if(s)s.remove();return};let table=d.getElementById("qTableOlder");if(!table)return;table.innerHTML+=o.tableRows,qTableOlder.alternateBg();let ph=d.getElementById("placeholder_largestQText");if(ph)ph.innerHTML=o.html;let wrap=d.getElementById("sectionPreviousCWrap");if(wrap)wrap.style.display="";eval(o.js)}})}let d=document,target=d.getElementById("olderQuakesSection");if(!target||!("IntersectionObserver" in window)){loadPrevious();return}let obs=new IntersectionObserver(function(entries){if(entries.some(e=>e.isIntersecting)){obs.disconnect();loadPrevious()}},{rootMargin:"300px 0px"});obs.observe(target)})();]]>Sources: VolcanoDiscovery / VolcanoAdventures and other sources as noted.Use of material: Most text and images on our websites are owned by us. 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