A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 49 kilometers (30 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 26/10/25 / 2025-10-26 06:53:32 / October 26, 2025 @ 6:53 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 241.669 km (150 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us6000rnbr. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rnbr. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:53:32 / 6:53 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 241.669 km, 169.2872° East, -19.0925° South.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Isangel. Earthquake epicenter was 51 km (32 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days fourty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 49 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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