M 6.1 in Vanuatu on 16 Aug 2026 03:20 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1558766
Earthquake Magnitude: 6.1M
Depth: 188.1 Km
Lat/Lon: -14.5474 , 167.1934
Event Date: 16 Aug 2026 03:20 UTC
16 Aug 2026 14:20 Local
Exposed Population: 5 thousand in MMI IV
Inserted at: 16 Aug 2026 03:39 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.1 (Vanuatu)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000tl4w Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap 0  
  C2 shakemap 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
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Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Urgent: 6.0-magnitude quake hits Vanuatu Islands: GFZ 8/16/2026 7:52:00 AM.

Hong Kong, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- A 6.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Vanuatu Islands on Sunday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 155.1 km, was initially determined to be at 14.52 degrees south
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Urgent: 6.0-magnitude quake hits Vanuatu Islands: GFZ 8/16/2026 7:46:00 AM.

Hong Kong, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- A 6.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Vanuatu Islands on Sunday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 155.1 km, was initially determined to be at 14.52 degrees south
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6.1 magnitude earthquake strikes Vanuatu Islands 8/16/2026 6:47:00 AM.

A 6.1 magnitude earthquake jolted the Vanuatu Islands on Sunday, with no immediate reports of casualties or damage to infrastructure. The earthquake struck at a depth of 155.1 kilometers (96 miles), the German Research Center for Geoscience
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Terremoto di magnitudo 6.1 nel Pacifico, si trema a nord dell''arcipel.. 8/16/2026 6:12:00 AM.

Un terremoto di magnitudo 6.1 ha colpito la costa del piccolo arcipelago del Pacifico di Vanuatu. L''epicentro è stato localizzato a 56 chilometri a nord-est di Port Olry, un piccolo villaggio sull''isola di Espiritu Santo. L''ipocentro è a
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (48), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), USGS (5), (2), INFORM (2),