Earthquakes / EVENT RECORD
M 5.2 - 211 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
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Magnitude
M 5.2
Scale: mb
Depth
10 km
operator assigned
Reported by people
Not published
Number of felt reports
USGS review
reviewed
Review does not imply final measurements
What the record tells us
USGS reports a magnitude 5.2 earthquake in 211 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu, at a depth of 10 km.
Detailed source data captured 2026-10-20 13:49:09 UTC.
Measurements & confidence
- Event time (UTC)
- 2026-10-19 08:21:47.100 UTC
- Source updated (UTC)
- 2026-10-19 08:41:07.040 UTC
- Location
- -14.155°, 165.334°
- Stations used for location
- 62
- Horizontal error
- 7.97 km
- Depth error
- 1.855 km
- Magnitude error
- 0.049
Errors are the source’s reported uncertainty estimates, not guaranteed bounds. A depth marked “operator assigned” was fixed during analysis.
Shaking & impact
- Instrumental intensity
- Not published
- Felt-report intensity
- Not published
- PAGER impact alert
- Not published
No published assessment does not mean no shaking or no impact. A magnitude value alone cannot establish damage or a tsunami warning.
Nearby seismic activity
Within 500 km · M2.5+ · seven days before the event through the latest query, up to seven days after
10-12
0
10-13
0
10-14
0
10-15
1
10-16
0
10-17
2
10-18
0
10-19
11
10-20
6
Query window: 2026-10-12 08:21:47 to 2026-10-20 13:49:09 UTC. This is spatial proximity, not an identified aftershock sequence.
Magnitude
M 5.2
Scale: mb
Depth
10 km
operator assigned
Reported by people
Not published
Number of felt reports
USGS review
reviewed
Review does not imply final measurements
What the record tells us
USGS reports a magnitude 5.2 earthquake in 211 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu, at a depth of 10 km.
Detailed source data captured 2026-10-19 19:47:08 UTC.
Measurements & confidence
- Event time (UTC)
- 2026-10-19 08:21:47.100 UTC
- Source updated (UTC)
- 2026-10-19 08:41:07.040 UTC
- Location
- -14.155°, 165.334°
- Stations used for location
- 62
- Horizontal error
- 7.97 km
- Depth error
- 1.855 km
- Magnitude error
- 0.049
Errors are the source’s reported uncertainty estimates, not guaranteed bounds. A depth marked “operator assigned” was fixed during analysis.
Shaking & impact
- Instrumental intensity
- Not published
- Felt-report intensity
- Not published
- PAGER impact alert
- Not published
No published assessment does not mean no shaking or no impact. A magnitude value alone cannot establish damage or a tsunami warning.
Nearby seismic activity
Within 500 km · M2.5+ · seven days before the event through the latest query, up to seven days after
10-12
0
10-13
0
10-14
0
10-15
1
10-16
0
10-17
2
10-18
0
10-19
11
Query window: 2026-10-12 08:21:47 to 2026-10-19 19:47:08 UTC. This is spatial proximity, not an identified aftershock sequence.
The record as it develops
This timeline begins when our journal started capturing details. It is not a complete USGS revision history.
Captured 2026-10-19 08:47:44 UTC
First detailed capture · M5.2 · 10 km deep · 6 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-19 08:41:07 UTC
Captured 2026-10-19 09:47:45 UTC
Updated capture · M5.2 · 10 km deep · 7 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-19 08:41:07 UTC
Captured 2026-10-19 11:02:47 UTC
Updated capture · M5.2 · 10 km deep · 10 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-19 08:41:07 UTC
Captured 2026-10-19 12:17:44 UTC
Updated capture · M5.2 · 10 km deep · 12 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-19 08:41:07 UTC
Captured 2026-10-19 13:32:44 UTC
Updated capture · M5.2 · 10 km deep · 12 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-19 08:41:07 UTC
Captured 2026-10-19 14:47:44 UTC
Updated capture · M5.2 · 10 km deep · 12 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-19 08:41:07 UTC
Captured 2026-10-19 16:17:11 UTC
Updated capture · M5.2 · 10 km deep · 0 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-19 08:41:07 UTC
Captured 2026-10-19 17:32:08 UTC
Updated capture · M5.2 · 10 km deep · 0 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-19 08:41:07 UTC
Captured 2026-10-19 18:47:08 UTC
Updated capture · M5.2 · 10 km deep · 12 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-19 08:41:07 UTC
Captured 2026-10-19 19:47:08 UTC
Updated capture · M5.2 · 10 km deep · 14 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-19 08:41:07 UTC
Captured 2026-10-20 03:47:11 UTC
Updated capture · M5.2 · 10 km deep · 15 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-19 08:41:07 UTC
Captured 2026-10-20 07:17:08 UTC
Updated capture · M5.2 · 10 km deep · 0 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-19 08:41:07 UTC
Captured 2026-10-20 09:32:09 UTC
Updated capture · M5.2 · 10 km deep · 0 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-19 08:41:07 UTC
Captured 2026-10-20 10:32:10 UTC
Updated capture · M5.2 · 10 km deep · 19 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-19 08:41:07 UTC
Captured 2026-10-20 12:34:09 UTC
Updated capture · M5.2 · 10 km deep · 20 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-19 08:41:07 UTC
Captured 2026-10-20 13:49:09 UTC
Updated capture · M5.2 · 10 km deep · 20 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-19 08:41:07 UTC
Magnitude is not shaking
Magnitude describes the earthquake’s size. The shaking experienced at a place depends on distance, depth, local ground conditions and the rupture.
Depth needs context
A reported depth describes the location of the earthquake underground. Some solutions use an assigned depth; uncertainty and review status matter.
Nearby does not mean aftershock
Our regional search finds events by distance and time. Establishing an aftershock sequence requires seismological assessment.
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In the daily journal
19 October 2026 ↗SOURCE ID usgs:us6000u3bk