International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1706341
Event time 2026-07-21 22:33:01 (UTC)
Local time 2026-07-21 11:33:01 - [It was morning in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-07-21 22:50:08 (UTC)
Magnitude 4.8
Depth 146.7 km
Class Light
Hypocenter Medium deep
Mercalli scale 5
Possible effects Almost everyone feels movement. Sleeping people are awakened. Doors swing open or close. Dishes are broken. Pictures on the wall move. Small objects move or are turned over. Trees might shake. Liquids might spill out of open containers.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent Pacific Ocean - West
Country Vanuatu
Administration area Shefa
Nearest settlement Port-Vila
Distance 41 km
Course SE
Surface type underwater quake
Tsunami region South Pacific
Water surface name Coral Sea



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
Forari Bay (32,32 km), Forari Bay (32,32 km), Port Vila (41,33 km), Port Vila (41,33 km)
Nearest airports
Forari Airport (31,10 km), Forari Airport (31,10 km), Bauerfield International Airport (43,53 km), Bauerfield International Airport (43,53 km), Quion Hill Airport (50,96 km)
Nearest volcanoes
Fatmalapa volcano (51,39 km), North Vate volcano (61,94 km), Unnamed volcano (74,92 km), William volcano (94,52 km), Emae volcano (103,28 km)
Quick Analysis
According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.