A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 25 kilometers (16 miles) from Port-Olry in Vanuatu on Saturday. Global time and date of event 30/08/25 / 2025-08-30 05:46:46 / August 30, 2025 @ 5:46 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 176.74 km (110 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude 167.0302 East, latitude -14.8163 South, depth = 176.74 km. The temblor was picked up at 05:46:46 / 5:46 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000qsh1. Id of event: us7000qsh1.

The epicenter was 80 km (49 miles) from Luganville (c. 13 400 pop). 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 Luganville.

Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days seventy earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.

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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 25 km N of Port-Olry, Vanuatu.

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