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Thursday, Dec 18, 2025 02:07 | 17 mins ago | By: EarthquakeMonitor

An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 occurred around noon on Thursday, December 18th, 2025, at 12:59 pm local time near Isangel, Tafea Province, Vanuatu, as reported by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ).
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a shallow depth of 10. km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Isangel (pop. 1,400) located 85 km from the epicenter.
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Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Nov 26, 05:55 pm (GMT +11)

4.9

10 km98 km (61 mi) to the NW Coral Sea, 46 km west of Isangel, Tafea Province, Vanuatu InfoNov 3, 09:10 am (Efate)

5.0

243 km63 km (39 mi) to the NE Coral Sea, 42 km southeast of Isangel, Tafea Province, Vanuatu InfoSep 27, 08:49 pm (GMT +11)

5.0

138 km93 km (58 mi) to the NW Coral Sea, 32 km west of Isangel, Tafea Province, Vanuatu 1 reportInfoSep 26, 10:16 am (GMT +11)

5.3

40 km35 km (22 mi) to the W Coral Sea, 77 km south of Isangel, Tafea Province, Vanuatu InfoAug 28, 10:40 pm (GMT +11)

5.2

78 km61 km (38 mi) to the SE South Pacific Ocean, 63 km south of Aneityum Island, Tafea Province, Vanuatu 7 reportsInfoMay 7, 04:45 am (GMT +11)

5.5

109 km33 km (20 mi) to the N Coral Sea, 49 km south of Isangel, Tafea Province, Vanuatu 2 reportsInfoJan 1, 03:39 pm (GMT +11)

5.5

22 km73 km (45 mi) to the S South Pacific Ocean, 93 km southwest of Aneityum Island, Tafea Province, Vanuatu 7 reportsInfoDec 17, 2024 12:47 pm (Efate)

7.3

54 km316 km (196 mi) to the NW Coral Sea, 25 km west of Port Vila, Shefa Province, Vanuatu 50 reportsInfoDec 24, 2023 01:00 pm (GMT +11)

5.8

10 km36 km (22 mi) to the SW 103 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu InfoDec 24, 2023 12:59 pm (GMT +11)

5.9

10 km47 km (29 mi) to the SW Coral Sea, 95 km west of Aneityum Island, Tafea Province, Vanuatu InfoDec 8, 2023 06:19 pm (GMT +11)

5.6

49 km15 km (9.6 mi) to the SE

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