Real events · Earthquake · 29 October 2026
Magnitude 6.2 earthquake: Espiritu Santo Island, Vanuatu
Satellite view of the area
On 29 October 2026 at 21:46 UTC a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck at a depth of 143 km. Location: Espiritu Santo Island, Vanuatu.
M6.2Magnitude
143 kmDepth
0people in the intensity VI+ zone
greenUSGS PAGER
No tsunami message was issued for this earthquake. The USGS PAGER system rates the expected losses as green; the scale runs from green to red.
Open in the simulatorKey facts
- Time
- 29 October 2026, 21:46 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.2 (mww)
- Depth
- 142.8 km
- Tsunami
- none
- Alert level
- PAGER: green
- Coordinates
- -15.19, 167.45
- Source
- USGS
What the simulator shows
At this depth and distance from the nearest towns the model finds no populated place with shaking above intensity V.
This is a simplified model, not a damage report. Real effects depend on soil, buildings, terrain and the details of the event.
Open in the simulatorSources
- Official data: USGS
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): geonames.org
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