Disasters · Earthquake

M4.9 · Vanuatu

First tracked 9 September 2026 · Last updated 10 September 2026

In Vanuatu

M4.9

Magnitude

10 km

Depth

33,161

Population exposed

30 thousand in MMI>=III

Exposure detail

An M4.9 earthquake struck 86 km ESE of Isangel, Vanuatu, at a depth of 10 km. The USGS PAGER alert was orange, with an estimated 33,161 people exposed to shaking in the area. No tsunami was generated.

Sources

USGS ↗GDACS ↗

Coverage

via The GDELT Project

News coverage via The GDELT Project · not a source for this event’s data

Coverage not checked yet.

Source: USGS & GDACS · figures reported · Reviewed