A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.7 (ml/mb) strikes 86 kilometers (53 miles) from Norsup in Vanuatu on Tuesday. The temblor was picked up at 22:36:22 / 10:36 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 168.0918° East, -15.6589° South, depth 35 km. Event id: us6000rfhk. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rfhk. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 07/10/25 / 2025-10-07 22:36:22 / October 7, 2025 @ 10:36 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface.

Nearby country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Luganville, Lakatoro. Epicenter of the earthquake was 101 km (63 miles) from Luganville (c. 13 400 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Lakatoro (c. 700 pop).

Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.

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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 86 km ENE of Norsup, Vanuatu. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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