Real events · Earthquake · 20 October 2026

Magnitude 6.3 earthquake: Torres Islands, Vanuatu

Satellite view of the area · Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

On 20 October 2026 at 04:20 UTC a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck at a depth of 16 km. Location: Torres Islands, Vanuatu.

M6.3Magnitude

16 kmDepth

0people in the intensity VI+ zone

greenUSGS PAGER

NOAA's tsunami warning centre issued a tsunami information statement for this earthquake. The USGS PAGER system rates the expected losses as green; the scale runs from green to red.

Updated 20 October 2026 · All times are UTC.

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Key facts

Time: 20 October 2026, 04:20 UTC
Magnitude: 6.3 (mww)
Depth: 16.0 km
Tsunami: information statement
Alert level: PAGER: green
Coordinates: -13.99, 165.59
Source: USGS

What the simulator shows

VI+ · 42 km0

VII+ · 15 km0

VIII+0

The simulator turns magnitude and depth into shaking intensity on the Modified Mercalli scale. By that estimate intensity VI, at which loose objects fall from shelves, reaches 42 km from the epicentre, and no town listed in GeoNames lies inside that circle.

This is a simplified model, not a damage report. Real effects depend on soil, buildings, terrain and the details of the event.

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