A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 181 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu (112 miles). The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:54:31 / 5:54 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 166.5471 East, latitude -12.5654 South, depth = 78.105 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us7000qqyy. Event ids that are associated: us7000qqyy. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 26/08/25 / 2025-08-26 05:54:31 / August 26, 2025 @ 5:54 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 78.105 km (49 miles) below the earth’s surface.

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

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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 181 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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