Earthquakes in Vanuatu — February 2026

10 earthquakes were recorded in Vanuatu during February 2026, an average of 0.4 per day.

10 reached magnitude 4 or above and 7 reached magnitude 5 or above. The average focal depth was 145 km.

The month's largest event in Vanuatu was a magnitude 6.5 earthquake near Port-Olry, Vanuatu on 14 February 2026 at 02:28 UTC. A magnitude 6.5 earthquake radiates roughly 84,802 tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

That is close to the Vanuatu monthly average of 12 events over the period we cover, and down from the 12 recorded the previous month.

50% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 40% intermediate (70–300 km) and 10% deep-focus (over 300 km). That proportion of deep-focus events is the signature of a subduction zone: only a cold slab descending into the mantle stays brittle enough to rupture at those depths.

By band, the catalogue holds 3 in the magnitude 4 range, 4 in the magnitude 5 range, 3 in the magnitude 6 range.

Activity peaked on 14 February, when 3 events were recorded.

3 event(s) this month carry a USGS link to NOAA tsunami information; the flag does not indicate whether a tsunami occurred.

The month's largest events were M6.5 near Port-Olry, Vanuatu on 14 February at 10 km; M6.5 near Port-Olry, Vanuatu on 14 February at 10 km; M6.4 near Port-Olry, Vanuatu on 14 February at 10 km.

That is 20% below the 12 events Vanuatu averages per month across the 21 months on record.