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Fri, 22 Aug 2025, 13:10 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude 6.3 quake in Vanuatu near Port Vila, Shefa Province, only 16 minutes ago. The earthquake hit late at night on Friday, August 22nd, 2025, at 11:53 pm local time at an intermediate to considerable depth of 275.80 km. 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.
A second report was later issued by France’s Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS), which listed it as a magnitude 5.1 earthquake. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 5.6, Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency at magnitude 5.4, and the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 5.6.
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 Port Vila (pop. 35,900) located 43 km from the epicenter.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience

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Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Aug 22, 08:42 pm (GMT +12)

2.8

60 km1497 km (930 mi) to the S South Pacific Ocean, 106 km northeast of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

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Aug 22, 02:14 am (GMT +12)

2.0

85 km1594 km (991 mi) to the S New Zealand

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Aug 21, 11:16 pm (GMT +12)

2.5

18 km1489 km (925 mi) to the S South Pacific Ocean, 119 km northeast of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

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Aug 21, 06:12 pm (GMT +12)

2.5

33 km1486 km (923 mi) to the S South Pacific Ocean, 110 km north of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

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Aug 21, 12:56 pm (GMT +12)

2.3

122 km1520 km (944 mi) to the S New Zealand

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Aug 21, 08:09 am (GMT +12)

2.7

29 km1482 km (921 mi) to the S South Pacific Ocean, 127 km northeast of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

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Aug 21, 01:08 am (GMT +12)

3.1

5 km1484 km (922 mi) to the S South Pacific Ocean, 118 km northeast of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand  I FELT IT

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Aug 20, 09:59 pm (GMT +12)

2.7

23 km1490 km (926 mi) to the S New Zealand

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Aug 20, 04:57 pm (Auckland)

2.9

128 km1611 km (1001 mi) to the S 27 km northeast of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

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Jul 26, 2022 10:30 pm (Auckland)

5.3

40 km1551 km (964 mi) to the S 23 km southeast of Hicks Bay, Gisborne, New Zealand 22 reportsInfoApr 29, 2021 03:58 pm (Auckland)

5.8

33 km1637 km (1017 mi) to the S 30 km northwest of Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand 6 reportsInfoMar 23, 2021 07:15 am (Auckland)

5.3

133 km1595 km (991 mi)

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Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Aug 22, 12:52 pm (Universal Time)

5.4

227 km23 km (14 mi) to the SW Coral Sea, 38 km east of Port Vila, Shefa Province, Vanuatu  I FELT IT InfoJul 13, 05:16 pm (GMT +11)

5.3

10 km85 km (53 mi) to the SW Coral Sea, 46 km south of Port Vila, Shefa Province, Vanuatu 44 reportsInfoJul 1, 10:48 am (GMT +11)

5.1

35 km89 km (55 mi) to the W 48 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu 15 reportsInfoJun 14, 10:00 am (Efate)

5.0

157 km54 km (34 mi) to the SW Coral Sea, 27 km southeast of Efate Island, Shefa Province, Vanuatu 1 reportInfoMay 17, 01:57 am (Efate)

4.6

66 km60 km (37 mi) to the SW Coral Sea, 15 km southwest of Efate Island, Shefa Province, Vanuatu 22 reportsInfoMay 11, 10:22 pm (Efate)

5.9

60 km56 km (35 mi) to the SW 5.1 km northwest of Port Vila, Shefa Province, Vanuatu 53 reportsInfoJan 27, 05:55 pm (Efate)

5.1

35 km78 km (49 mi) to the W Coral Sea, 25 km west of Port Vila, Shefa Province, Vanuatu 22 reportsInfoDec 22, 2024 02:30 am (Efate)

6.1

47 km85 km (53 mi) to the W Coral Sea, 33 km west of Port Vila, Shefa Province, Vanuatu 22 reportsInfoDec 17, 2024 12:47 pm (Efate)

7.3

54 km76 km (47 mi) to the W Coral Sea, 25 km west of Port Vila, Shefa Province, Vanuatu 50 reportsInfoJan 24, 2024 01:33 am (GMT +11)

6.3

31 km95 km (59 mi) to the SW Vanuatu 78 reportsInfoSep 7, 2020 05:12 pm (Efate)

6.2

10 km50 km (31 mi) to the NW Coral Sea, 72 km north of Port

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Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Jul 13, 05:16 pm (GMT +11)

5.3

10 km62 km (39 mi) to the SW Coral Sea, 46 km south of Port Vila, Shefa Province, Vanuatu 44 reportsInfoJul 1, 10:48 am (GMT +11)

5.1

35 km81 km (50 mi) to the W 48 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu 15 reportsInfoJun 14, 10:00 am (Efate)

5.0

157 km31 km (19 mi) to the SW Coral Sea, 27 km southeast of Efate Island, Shefa Province, Vanuatu 1 reportInfoMay 17, 01:57 am (Efate)

4.6

66 km43 km (27 mi) to the W Coral Sea, 15 km southwest of Efate Island, Shefa Province, Vanuatu 22 reportsInfoMay 12, 04:38 am (Efate)

4.7

25 km65 km (41 mi) to the W Coral Sea, 28 km west of Port Vila, Shefa Province, Vanuatu 11 reportsInfoMay 11, 10:22 pm (Efate)

5.9

60 km40 km (25 mi) to the W 5.1 km northwest of Port Vila, Shefa Province, Vanuatu 53 reportsInfoDec 22, 2024 02:30 am (Efate)

6.1

47 km71 km (44 mi) to the W Coral Sea, 33 km west of Port Vila, Shefa Province, Vanuatu 22 reportsInfoDec 18, 2024 05:17 am (Efate)

5.5

60 km54 km (33 mi) to the W 15 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu 1 reportInfoDec 17, 2024 12:47 pm (Efate)

7.3

54 km62 km (39 mi) to the W Coral Sea, 25 km west of Port Vila, Shefa Province, Vanuatu 50 reportsInfoNov 11, 2023 11:35 pm (Efate)

5.6

26 km66 km (41 mi) to the SW Coral Sea, 30 km southwest of Port Vila, Shefa, Vanuatu 20 reportsInfoJul 12, 2022 08:10 am (GMT +11)

6.0

10 km62 km (38 mi) to the SE 82 km ESE of Port-Vila,

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