Country risk monitor
Vanuatu: live earthquakes, disasters and events
Updated · Data from USGS, NASA EONET and GDACS
In the last 30 days, GlobalRisk recorded 115 events in or near Vanuatu: 114 earthquakes, 1 disaster alert. 1 event occurred in the past 24 hours and 29 in the past 7 days.
The strongest earthquake was M7.2 200 km W of Sola, Vanuatu on 24 Oct 2026, which falls in the major class. Can cause serious damage over large areas. Roughly 15 earthquakes of this size occur worldwide each year.
There is 1 GDACS alert for Vanuatu (0 Red, 1 Orange). Orange and Red alerts indicate events that may have a significant humanitarian impact; see how GDACS alert levels work.
Recent events in Vanuatu
Showing the 25 most recent of 115 events.
What kinds of events
Frequently asked questions
Has there been an earthquake in Vanuatu today?
Yes. GlobalRisk shows 1 earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or above located in or near Vanuatu in the past 24 hours. The strongest was M4.6. Magnitudes are preliminary and can be revised by the USGS.
What is the strongest recent earthquake in Vanuatu?
In the last 30 days, the strongest earthquake recorded in or near Vanuatu was M7.2 (200 km W of Sola, Vanuatu) on 24 Oct 2026.
Are there active disaster alerts for Vanuatu?
Yes. There is 1 Orange or Red GDACS alert associated with Vanuatu in the last 30 days. Open the event pages above for details and the original report.
Where does this information come from?
Earthquakes come from the USGS, natural events from NASA EONET and disaster alerts from GDACS. GlobalRisk normalizes them, assigns each event to a country using its coordinates, and links to the original report. See the methodology page for details.
Safety and background
These guides explain how the hazards in this region are measured and what to do when they occur:
- Earthquake Safety: What to Do Before, During and After
- Earthquake Magnitude Explained: What M4, M6 and M7 Really Mean
- GDACS Alert Levels Explained: Green, Orange and Red
Nearby countries
Latest headlines
Headlines are linked from their original publishers via Google News. GlobalRisk does not host or edit this content.
- 5.4-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes off Coast of Vanuatu Islands — Fana News -
- Earthquake of magnitude 6 strikes Vanuatu Islands, GFZ says — TradingView
- Earthquake of magnitude 6 strikes Vanuatu Islands, GFZ says — Devdiscourse
- 6.0-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes off Coast of Vanuatu Islands — Qatar news agency
- 5.8 magnitude earthquake hits Vanuatu — Breakingthenews.net
- Earthquake of magnitude 5.82 strikes Papua New Guinea — Sharjah24
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