A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 59 kilometers (37 miles) from Port-Vila in Vanuatu. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:05:46 / 2:05 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 09/10/25 / 2025-10-09 02:05:46 / October 9, 2025 @ 2:05 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 167.764 East, latitude -17.8401 South, depth = 35 km. Event id: us6000rkda. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rkda. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).

Country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 60 km (37 miles) from Port-Vila (c. 35 900 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Port-Vila.

Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.

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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 59 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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