M6.3 Earthquake — 197 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

A magnitude 6.3 (strong) earthquake struck 197 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu on 2026-10-20 04:20 UTC, at a depth of 16 km. See it live on Earth Live's real-time 3D globe.

USGS PAGER green: low likelihood of casualties or damage — the USGS estimate of human and economic impact.

This is the USGS oceanic-region flag. It is not a tsunami warning. For official alerts check tsunami.gov and your national authority.

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Source: USGS event page. The TNT equivalent is computed from the magnitude with the standard Gutenberg–Richter energy relation; all other figures are USGS's own.

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