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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 5.3 earthquake at unknown depth24 Oct 06:15 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 11 minutes.24 Oct 06:17: Epicenter location corrected by 7.7 km (4.8 mi) towards NW.24 Oct 06:23: Now using data updates from EMSC24 Oct 06:24: Now using data updates from USGSI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeOct 24, 2026 06:04:16 UTC - Local time at epicenterSaturday, Oct 24, 2026, at 05:04 pm (GMT +11)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude5.30Depth10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude14.1278°S / 165.7535°EVanuatuSeismic antipode14.1278°N / 14.246°WSenegalQuality58 seismic stationsShaking intensityV Moderate shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceUSGS (United States Geological Survey)Nearest volcanoSuretamatai (189 km / 117 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeClear Sky 25.7°C (78 F), humidity: 83%, wind: 10 m/s (20 kts) from ESEEstimated 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 energy35 minutes agoOct 24, 2026 06:04 GMT / Oct 24, 2026 05:04 pm (GMT +11)Lat / Lng: -14.1278 / 165.7535: 174 km NW of Port-Olry, VanuatuSource: USGSOther sources: GFZ: 5.2 / 10 km, RaspberryShake: 5.2 / 10 km, 1 more...Detail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23460986',-14.12780,165.75350,'35 minutes ago: Mag. 5.3, 174 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+="¬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 Port-Olry, a town with 1,300 inhabitants in Vanuatu, in 175 km (109 mi) distance southeast of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. In the capital of Vanuatu, Port Vila, 486 km (302 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(*)RegionCountry175 km (109 mi)SE of epicenterPort-Olry(pop: 1,300)III: WeakSanma ProvinceVanuatu183 km (114 mi)SE of epicenterHog Harbour(pop: 1000)III: WeakSanma ProvinceVanuatu196 km (122 mi)E of epicenterSola(pop: 1,170)III: WeakTorba ProvinceVanuatu217 km (135 mi)SE of epicenterLuganville(pop: 13,400)III: WeakSanma ProvinceVanuatu279 km (173 mi)SE of epicenterNorsup(pop: 3,000)III: WeakMalampa ProvinceVanuatu379 km (235 mi)N of epicenterLata(pop: 553)II: Very weakLuva Station, Temotu ProvinceSolomon Islands486 km (302 mi)SE of epicenterPort Vila(pop: 35,900)II: Very weakShefa ProvinceVanuatu583 km (363 mi)NW of epicenterKirakira(pop: 2,110)II: Very weakBauro Central, Makira-Ulawa 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 GMT2026-10-24EpicenterAgency5.310 km6.2 mi(*)±1.9 km06:04:16.367174 km NW of Port-Olry, VanuatuEpicenter uncertainty: ± 5.2 kmUSGS (United States Geological Survey)5.2110 km6.2 mi(*)06:04:16.53±0.33sVanuatu Islands13 km (7.8 mi) epicenter difference with USGSEpicenter uncertainty: ± 4.1 kmGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)5.210 km6.2 mi(*)06:04:16Vanuatu Islands13 km (8 mi) epicenter difference with USGSRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)5.910 km6.2 mi(*)06:04:16Vanuatu Islands5.4 km (3.4 mi) epicenter difference with USGSBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)5.310 km6.2 mi(*)06:04:16.367±1.27sVANUATU0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with USGSEpicenter uncertainty: ± 18 kmEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)5.210 km6.2 mi(*)06:04:15.2±0.18sOffshore Vanuatu17 km (10.5 mi) epicenter difference with USGSEpicenter uncertainty: ± 5.8 kmGeoAu (Geoscience Australia )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: 819 km / 509 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: 1375 km / 854 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 9.8 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: 2.7 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 13.1 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 23.4 quakes per yearMag. 2 or higher: 29.4 quakes per yearMag. 1 or higher: 31.9 quakes per year (or 2.7 quakes per month)The 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