M5.5 earthquake near Port-Olry, Vanuatu

55 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · Oct 24, 2026, 06:43 UTC

5.5 Magnitude 5.5 (mww)

Reviewed by a seismologist · source: U.S. Geological Survey

Time	Oct 24, 2026, 06:43:09 UTC
Location	55 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu 14.592° S, 167.306° E
Depth	195 km (121 mi)
USGS PAGER alert	Green USGS estimate of possible losses
Last updated by USGS	Oct 25, 2026, 06:48 UTC

Nearest towns

366 km (227 mi) N of Port-Vila, Shefa, Vanuatu

Distances are straight-line from the epicenter to the town center (GeoNames places with 15,000 or more people).

Tsunami

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Other earthquakes nearby

USGS-recorded earthquakes within 200 km (124 mi) in the week before and after this one.

4.8 97 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu Oct 31, 00:26 UTC
4.7 148 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu Oct 30, 12:40 UTC
6.2 43 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu Oct 29, 21:46 UTC
4.9 117 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu Oct 29, 00:57 UTC
5.4 109 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu Oct 29, 00:08 UTC
5.0 200 km W of Sola, Vanuatu Oct 28, 04:31 UTC
5.6 174 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu Oct 28, 02:59 UTC
5.2 191 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu Oct 27, 10:50 UTC
5.0 184 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu Oct 27, 10:06 UTC
5.8 196 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu Oct 27, 08:55 UTC
4.6 154 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu Oct 26, 15:08 UTC
4.8 182 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu Oct 26, 04:53 UTC
4.8 167 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu Oct 25, 20:30 UTC
4.4 160 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu Oct 25, 08:15 UTC
4.5 162 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu Oct 25, 05:45 UTC

Official sources

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