Observed earthquake
196 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
Recent observationReported by 3 agencies. Every solution below is that agency's own measurement, stored unaltered.
Agency solutions
The same earthquake as measured independently by each agency. Values are never averaged or rewritten.
| Agency | Magnitude | Depth | Origin time | Epicentre | Review status | Source record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEOFONGFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences | M5.8 Mw | 10 km | 2026-10-27 08:55:23 UTC | 13.88°S, 165.62°E | Not stated | gfz2026vazc ↗ |
| USGSUnited States Geological Survey | M5.8 mww | 11 km | 2026-10-27 08:55:23 UTC | 13.91°S, 165.67°E | Reviewed by an analyst75 stations | us7000ttfb ↗ |
| EMSCEuropean-Mediterranean Seismological Centre | M5.8 mw | 4.3 km | 2026-10-27 08:55:23 UTC | 13.87°S, 165.62°E | Not stated | 20261027_0000105 ↗ |
Source: Earthquake solutions from the GEOFON programme, GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences. · Retrieved: 2026-10-27 13:25:52 UTC
Source: Earthquake data courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey. · Retrieved: 2026-10-27 13:25:48 UTC · grouped with match confidence 97%
Source: Earthquake data from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) via SeismicPortal. · Retrieved: 2026-10-27 13:25:50 UTC · grouped with match confidence 98%
Why the agencies differ
Differences of a few tenths of a magnitude unit and tens of kilometres are normal and expected. Each agency uses a different set of seismic stations, a different velocity model for the Earth's interior, and sometimes a different magnitude scale altogether. None of them is “wrong”; they are independent measurements of the same event.
Prakruti groups solutions only when they agree closely in both time and location, and shows the preferred solution — favouring an analyst-reviewed moment magnitude where one exists — while keeping every other solution visible above.