Vanuatu
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Vanuatu experienced a sustained sequence of moderate earthquakes over the past week, with nine significant events ranging from magnitude 4.7 to 5.2 recorded around Isangel and Port-Olry. Several quakes carried orange USGS PAGER alert levels with population exposures reaching into the tens of thousands, though all were classified as new or ongoing without escalation noted. No other hazard type registered a significant event in this period.
Earthquake Vanuatu recorded a cluster of nine significant earthquakes this week, mostly magnitude 4.7 to 5.2, concentrated near Isangel and Port-Olry. Several, including the M5.1 event 96 km ESE of Isangel and the M5.2 event 43 km ESE of Port-Olry, carried orange alert levels with population exposures estimated between roughly 23,000 and 65,000 people.
Generated by claude-sonnet-5 at 15 Sept, 10:03 UTC from Hazardly's own event records for the seven days to 15 September 2026. Not reviewed by a person before publication. Outbreak lines name the disease and country only; WHO's bulletin text is on each outbreak's event page.
Events · last 7 days · 14
- Earthquake43 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu14 Sept, 21:30 UTC
- Earthquake86 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu14 Sept, 21:30 UTC
- Earthquake69 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu12 Sept, 22:31 UTC
- Earthquake46 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu12 Sept, 19:31 UTC
- Earthquake76 km ESE of Isangel, Vanuatu10 Sept, 17:01 UTC
- Earthquake86 km ESE of Isangel, Vanuatu10 Sept, 15:45 UTC
- Earthquake96 km ESE of Isangel, Vanuatu9 Sept, 01:16 UTC
- EarthquakeEarthquake in Vanuatu13 Sept, 07:59 UTC
- EarthquakeEarthquake in Vanuatu12 Sept, 16:36 UTC
Below the significance bar
- Earthquake147 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu12 Sept, 19:31 UTC
- Earthquake65 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu11 Sept, 22:31 UTC
- Earthquake164 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu9 Sept, 21:46 UTC
- VolcanoAmbaeSteady14 Sept, 12:40 UTC
- EarthquakeEarthquake in Vanuatu12 Sept, 10:16 UTC
Seven days of source changes
Revisions · 14 events also first tracked this week
- 13 Sept, 08:01 UTCEarthquake in VanuatuSeverity green → orange
- 11 Sept, 06:30 UTCAmbaeSeverity orange → green · GVP report New Eruptive Activity → Continuing Eruptive Activity
Countries · by trend
2| Country | Active | Worst | Trend | Changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanuatu | 6 | ORANGE | steady1 steady | 14h ago |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | ORANGE | new | 18h ago |
Trend compares each event’s own source-reported measure across Hazardly’s last two ingests. It measures reported change, not impact: a fire whose satellite coverage improved overnight can read as escalating, and a storm can weaken while its damage is still unfolding.
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