A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 81 kilometers (50 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 250.631 km (156 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude 169.8267 East, latitude -19.0127 South, depth = 250.631 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 27/10/25 / 2025-10-27 06:39:26 / October 27, 2025 @ 6:39 am. The temblor was picked up at 06:39:26 / 6:39 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rnsk. Id of event: us6000rnsk. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Isangel (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 84 km (52 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 81 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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