{"id":674774,"date":"2026-11-04T14:12:52","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T14:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/674774\/"},"modified":"2026-11-04T14:12:52","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T14:12:52","slug":"very-strong-mag-6-0-earthquake-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/674774\/","title":{"rendered":"Very Strong Mag. 6.0 Earthquake"},"content":{"rendered":"

Very strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake at unknown depth<\/p>\n

1 Nov 11:53 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 7 minutes.
1 Nov 11:53: Now using data updates from EMSC
… [show all] …1 Nov 11:54: Epicenter location corrected by 2.7 km (1.7 mi) towards WSW.
1 Nov 11:58: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.00 to 1.00 km (from 6.2 to 0.6 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 9.7 km (6 mi) towards NW.
1 Nov 12:00: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 1.00 to 35.00 km (from 0.6 to 22 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 4.8 km (3 mi) towards SSE.
1 Nov 12:02: Magnitude recalculated from 6.1 to 6.0. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 35.00 to 10.00 km (from 22 to 6.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 7.1 km (4.4 mi) towards SW.
1 Nov 12:02: Now using data updates from USGS<\/p>\n

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I didn’t feel it<\/p>\n

I felt this quake<\/p>\n

Earthquake details<\/p>\n

Date & timeNov 1, 2026 11:47:03 UTC –
\n Local time at epicenterSunday, Nov 1, 2026, at 10:47 pm (GMT +11)
\n Statusconfirmed (manually revised)
\n Magnitude6.00
\n Depth10 km
\n Epicenter latitude \/ longitude14.1689\u00b0S \/ 165.8242\u00b0E<\/a>\"\" Vanuatu<\/a>
\n Seismic antipode14.1689\u00b0N \/ 14.176\u00b0W<\/a>\"\" Senegal<\/a>
\n Quality65 seismic stations
\n Shaking intensityVI\u00a0Strong shaking near epicenter
\n Felt0 reports
\n Primary data sourceUSGS<\/a> (United States Geological Survey)
\n Nearest volcanoSuretamatai<\/a> (182\u00a0km \/ 113\u00a0mi)
\n Weather at epicenter at time of quakeFew Clouds \"\" 26.1\u00b0C (79 F), humidity: 79%, wind: 8 m\/s (16 kts) from ESE
\n Estimated seismic energy released6.3 x 1013 joules (17.5 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 15080 tons of TNT or 0.9 atomic bombs!) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 6.0 | about seismic energy<\/a><\/p>\n

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Quake possibly felt by 4,590 people
\nAccording to preliminary estimates from the US Geological Survey (USGS), the quake might have been felt by over 4,590 people across \"\"\u00a0Vanuatu<\/a>. Approx. 3,740 people were in areas with light shaking (intensity IV), the highest intensity this quake likely produced over inhabited areas.<\/p>\n

MMI Level
Shaking<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

(4,594 in total)
\nPossible damageI\u00a0Not feltNoneII\u00a0Very weakNoneIII\u00a0WeakProbably noneIV\u00a0LightNone or minor onlyV\u00a0ModerateMinorVI\u00a0StrongMinor to ModerateVII\u00a0Very strongModerateVIII\u00a0SevereSignificantIX\u00a0ViolentHeavyX\u00a0ExtremeCatastrophic<\/p>\n

Estimated number of people exposed to shaking from the earthquake by intensity (data coverage corresponding to attached map)<\/p>\n

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Map of expected ground shaking intensity according to the MMI scale (shakemap, source: USGS)<\/p>\n

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Map with population density (from white to black) in the area around the quake’s epicenter (source: USGS)<\/p>\n

Alert level for this earthquake: Level GREEN<\/p>\n

Based on seismic and statistical models, USGS estimates that the risk of fatalities and damage from this earthquake is low. The main factors that contribute to this evaluation are:
\nThe maximum expected ground shaking from this quake was unlikely to reach dangerous levels over populated areas; it should not have surpassed intensity IV (Light) on the MMI scale significantly.<\/p>\n

The quake appears to have occurred far from densely populated areas (far as in relation to its magnitude).<\/p>\n

CommentOverall, the population in this region resides in structures that are highly vulnerable to earthquake shaking, though some resistant structures exist. The predominant vulnerable building types are unknown\/miscellaneous types and wood construction.
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake 363 km ne of this event struck this region on November 26, 1999 (UTC), with estimated population exposures of 32,000 at intensity VII and 5,000 at intensity VIII, resulting in a reported 10 fatalities.
Recent earthquakes in this area have caused secondary hazards such as landslides that might have contributed to losses.
Source: USGS<\/p>\n

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Green alert for shaking-related fatalities and economic losses. There is a low likelihood of casualties and damage.<\/p>\n

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Expected fatalities
\nThe risk of fatalities from this quake is considered low and classified as Level GREEN, the lowest on a color scale from Green (low) to Red (very high).
\n USGS estimates that there is a 90.4% chance that there are no direct fatalities as effect of shaking and a 9.1% chance that between 1 and 10 fatalities occurred. The likelihood that there are more than 10 fatalities is less than 1%.<\/p>\n

Expected economic damage<\/p>\n

The economic impact of this earthquake is expected to be minimal or small (Level GREEN). Only light damage if any should have occurred.
\nUSGS calculates an 90.4% chance of total economic loss in the range of 0-1 million US Dollars and a 9.1% risk of losses between 1 and 10 million US Dollars. Total economic loss from this quake is not likely to surpass 1 million US Dollars (less than 1% chance).<\/p>\n

Ground shaking from this quake
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Map of estimated ground shaking (source:USGS)<\/p>\n

Ground accelleration map for this quake
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Map of estimated ground accelleration (source:USGS)<\/p>\n

Nearby places<\/p>\n

The closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Port-Olry<\/a>, a town with 1,300 inhabitants in Vanuatu<\/a>, in 166\u00a0km (103\u00a0mi) distance southeast of the epicenter. People likely experienced light shaking there. In the capital of \"\"\u00a0Vanuatu<\/a>, Port Vila, 478\u00a0km (297\u00a0mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake was probably felt as weak shaking.
The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.<\/p>\n

Distance
\n Place
\n Max. shaking intensity(*)
\n Region
\n Country<\/p>\n

166 km (103 mi)<\/p>\n

SE of epicenter<\/p>\n

Port-Olry<\/a><\/p>\n

(pop: 1,300)<\/p>\n

IV: Light<\/p>\n

Sanma Province<\/a><\/p>\n

174 km (108 mi)<\/p>\n

SE of epicenter<\/p>\n

Hog Harbour<\/a><\/p>\n

(pop: 1000)<\/p>\n

IV: Light<\/p>\n

Sanma Province<\/a><\/p>\n

189 km (118 mi)<\/p>\n

E of epicenter<\/p>\n

Sola<\/a><\/p>\n

(pop: 1,170)<\/p>\n

IV: Light<\/p>\n

Torba Province<\/a><\/p>\n

208 km (129 mi)<\/p>\n

SE of epicenter<\/p>\n

Luganville<\/a><\/p>\n

(pop: 13,400)<\/p>\n

IV: Light<\/p>\n

Sanma Province<\/a><\/p>\n

270 km (168 mi)<\/p>\n

SE of epicenter<\/p>\n

Norsup<\/a><\/p>\n

(pop: 3,000)<\/p>\n

III: Weak<\/p>\n

Malampa Province<\/a><\/p>\n

383 km (238 mi)<\/p>\n

N of epicenter<\/p>\n

Lata<\/a><\/p>\n

(pop: 553)<\/p>\n

III: Weak<\/p>\n

Luva Station, Temotu Province<\/a><\/p>\n

478 km (297 mi)<\/p>\n

SE of epicenter<\/p>\n

Port Vila<\/a><\/p>\n

(pop: 35,900)<\/p>\n

III: Weak<\/p>\n

Shefa Province<\/a><\/p>\n

592 km (368 mi)<\/p>\n

NW of epicenter<\/p>\n

Kirakira<\/a><\/p>\n

(pop: 2,110)<\/p>\n

III: Weak<\/p>\n

Bauro Central<\/a>, Makira-Ulawa Province<\/a><\/p>\n

702 km (436 mi)<\/p>\n

SE of epicenter<\/p>\n

Isangel<\/a><\/p>\n

(pop: 1,440)<\/p>\n

II: Very weak<\/p>\n

Tafea Province<\/a><\/p>\n

820 km (510 mi)<\/p>\n

NW of epicenter<\/p>\n

Auki<\/a><\/p>\n

(pop: 7,020)<\/p>\n

II: Very weak<\/p>\n

Malaita Province<\/a><\/p>\n

Notes:
(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.<\/p>\n


\n User-reports for this quake
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I didn’t feel it<\/p>\n

I felt this quake<\/p>\n

If you were near the epicenter and felt it, please share your experience and submit a short “I felt it” report! Other users would love to hear about it!
If you did NOT feel the quake although you were in the area, please report it as well! Your contribution is valuable to earthquake science and seismic hazard analysis.<\/p>\n

Compare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agencies<\/p>\n

The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.<\/p>\n

Mag
\n Depth
\n Time GMT<\/p>\n

2026-11-1<\/p>\n

Epicenter
\n Agency<\/p>\n

6.0
\n 10 km<\/p>\n

6.2 mi<\/p>\n

(*)<\/p>\n

\u00b11.9 km<\/p>\n

11:47:03.778
\n 165 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu<\/p>\n

Epicenter uncertainty: \u00b1 9.4 km<\/p>\n

USGS<\/a> (United States Geological Survey)<\/p>\n

6.0
\n 10 km<\/p>\n

6.2 mi<\/p>\n

(*)
\n 11:47:04.47
\n Vanuatu Islands<\/p>\n

1.4 km (0.9 mi) epicenter difference with USGS<\/p>\n

GFZ<\/a> (German Research Centre for Geosciences)<\/p>\n

6.1
\n 10 km<\/p>\n

6.2 mi<\/p>\n

(*)
\n 11:47:04
\n Vanuatu Islands<\/p>\n

5.1 km (3.2 mi) epicenter difference with USGS<\/p>\n

RaspberryShake<\/a> (RaspberryShake)<\/p>\n

6.2
\n 10 km<\/p>\n

6.2 mi<\/p>\n

(*)
\n 11:47:03.953
\n Vanuatu Islands<\/p>\n

13 km (8.1 mi) epicenter difference with USGS<\/p>\n

BMKG<\/a> (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)<\/p>\n

6.0
\n 1.1 km<\/p>\n

0.7 mi<\/p>\n

11:47:03.44<\/p>\n

\u00b10.31s<\/p>\n

VANUATU<\/p>\n

1.6 km (1 mi) epicenter difference with USGS<\/p>\n

Epicenter uncertainty: \u00b1 4.2 km<\/p>\n

EMSC<\/a> (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)<\/p>\n

6.2
\n 8.6 km<\/p>\n

5.3 mi<\/p>\n

11:47:04.176
\n Vanuatu Islands [Sea: Vanuatu]<\/p>\n

4.8 km (3 mi) epicenter difference with USGS<\/p>\n

Epicenter uncertainty: \u00b1 11 km<\/p>\n

INGV<\/a> (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia)<\/p>\n

5.9
\n 29 km<\/p>\n

18 mi<\/p>\n

\u00b15.2 km<\/p>\n

11:47:07.427<\/p>\n

\u00b10.69s<\/p>\n

Offshore Vanuatu<\/p>\n

2.8 km (1.7 mi) epicenter difference with USGS<\/p>\n

Epicenter uncertainty: \u00b1 3 km<\/p>\n

GeoAu<\/a> (Geoscience Australia )<\/p>\n

6.0
\n 10 km<\/p>\n

6.2 mi<\/p>\n

(*)
\n 11:47:03.8
\n 165 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu<\/p>\n

0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with USGS<\/p>\n

NNSN<\/a> (Norwegian National Seismic Network)<\/p>\n

Notes:
(*) A depth given as 10 km often means that the the depth of the quake could be not determined with sufficient accuracy.<\/p>\n

SeismogramsSeismic station: Honiara, Solomon Islands (HNR\/IU network) | Distance from quake: 828 km \/ 514 mi | Show on map | Station Info<\/a>\"SeismicSeismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.02-4.0 Hz. Source: NSF SAGE Facility IRISWS timeseriesplot Web Service<\/a>Seismic station: Monasavu, Fiji (MSVF\/II network) | Distance from quake: 1366 km \/ 849 mi | Show on map | Station Info<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"SeismicSeismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.02-4.0 Hz. Source: NSF SAGE Facility IRISWS timeseriesplot Web Service<\/a>Seismic station: Tarawa Island, Republic of Kiribati (TARA\/IU network) | Distance from quake: 1895 km \/ 1177 mi | Show on map | Station Info<\/a>\"SeismicSeismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.02-2.0 Hz. Source: NSF SAGE Facility IRISWS timeseriesplot Web Service<\/a>Seismic station: Port Moresby, New Guinea (PMG\/IU network) | Distance from quake: 2099 km \/ 1304 mi | Show on map | Station Info<\/a>\"SeismicSeismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.02-2.0 Hz. Source: NSF SAGE Facility IRISWS timeseriesplot Web Service<\/a>Seismic station: Charters Towers, Australia (CTAO\/IU network) | Distance from quake: 2180 km \/ 1354 mi | Show on map | Station Info<\/a>\"SeismicSeismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.02-2.0 Hz. Source: NSF SAGE Facility IRISWS timeseriesplot Web Service<\/a>Seismic station: South Karori, New Zealand (SNZO\/IU network) | Distance from quake: 3138 km \/ 1950 mi | Show on map | Station Info<\/a>\"SeismicSeismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.02-2.0 Hz. Source: NSF SAGE Facility IRISWS timeseriesplot Web Service<\/a>Seismic station: Tennant Creek, NT, Australia (WRAB\/II network) | Distance from quake: 3400 km \/ 2113 mi | Show on map | Station Info<\/a>\"SeismicSeismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.02-2.0 Hz. Source: NSF SAGE Facility IRISWS timeseriesplot Web Service<\/a><\/p>\n

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Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakes<\/p>\n

Based on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 14 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km\/61 mi):<\/p>\n

Mag. 7 or higher: 0.04 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 25.6 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.25 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 4 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 3.8 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 11.3 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 22.1 quakes per yearMag. 2 or higher: 28.9 quakes per yearMag. 1 or higher: 31.9 quakes per year (or 2.7 quakes per month)<\/p>\n

The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 5 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 25 to 30 years.<\/p>\n

Number of quakes per year<\/p>\n

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Previous quakes in the same area of this earthquake<\/p>\n

\n Max results10
\n 2050100
\nAll<\/p>\n

\n Magnitude
\n All2+
\n 3+4+5+
\n 6+7+8+\n <\/p>\n

\n Time before
\n 48 hours
\n 1 week
\n 30 days
\n 1 year
\n 5 years
\n 30 years
\n Any age\n <\/p>\n

Date and Time\"\"\/Mag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap<\/p>\n

Map of earlier quakes in the area of this quake<\/p>\n

\n Max results10
\n 2050100
\nAll<\/p>\n

\n Magnitude
\n All2+
\n 3+4+5+
\n 6+7+8+\n <\/p>\n

\n Time before
\n 48 hours
\n 1 week
\n 30 days
\n 1 year
\n 5 years
\n 30 years
\n Any age\n <\/p>\n

Oldest quakes are shown in yellow, most recent in red.<\/p>\n

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