A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 65 kilometers (40 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu on Friday. Event id: us6000rkiy. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rkiy. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 31/10/25 / 2025-10-31 06:20:23 / October 31, 2025 @ 6:20 am. Exact location of event, depth 258.236 km, 169.2434° East, -18.9556° South. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:20:23 / 6:20 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 258.236 km (160 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).

Close country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 66 km (41 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Isangel (min 5000 pop).

There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fourty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.

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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 65 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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