M 7 in Vanuatu from 25 Sep 2026 21:23 UTC to 21:23

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1568087
Earthquake Magnitude: 7.0M
Depth: 17.1 Km
Lat/Lon: -21.246 , 168.453
Event Date: 25 Sep 2026 21:23 UTC
26 Sep 2026 08:23 Local
Exposed Population: 6 thousand in MMI>=V
Inserted at: 25 Sep 2026 21:31 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.1 (New Caledonia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Rapid Impact)		 Tsunami GDACS score
PTWC 0 0.4 0.4
pt26268000 Scaled population (vector) 0 Max wave alert 0.46m  
  C1 rapid impact 0 Max wave realtime 0.46m  
  C2 rapid impact 0      
  Country Vulnerability 0      
  INFORM_normalised 0      
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
Virtual OSOCC
Meteo assessment
Satellite products
Analytical products
Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Estimated casualties (PAGER)

USGS estimates the number of casualties for each earthquake for the Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) product.
The graph shows the current fatalities estimate.

Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (90), NEIC (5), OCHA (1), DesInventar (2), WMO (2), USGS (5), (3), INFORM (4),