Observed earthquake
102 km NE of Norsup, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGSUnited States Geological Survey | M6.6 Mi | 10 km | 2026-10-08 09:00:08 UTC | 15.48°S, 168.18°E | Reviewed by an analyst18 stations | pt26281001 ↗ |
| USGSUnited States Geological Survey | M6.3 mww | 10 km | 2026-10-08 09:00:07 UTC | 15.54°S, 168.19°E | Reviewed by an analyst93 stations | us6000u0xi ↗ |
| EMSCEuropean-Mediterranean Seismological Centre | M6.3 mw | 10 km | 2026-10-08 09:00:08 UTC | 15.52°S, 168.28°E | Not stated | 20261008_0000124 ↗ |
| GEOFONGFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences | M6.3 Mw | 15 km | 2026-10-08 09:00:08 UTC | 15.41°S, 168.32°E | Not stated | gfz2026tsgr ↗ |
Source: Earthquake data courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey. · Retrieved: 2026-10-08 09:09:46 UTC · grouped with match confidence 91%
Source: Earthquake data courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey. · Retrieved: 2026-10-08 09:19:54 UTC · grouped with match confidence 93%
Source: Earthquake data from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) via SeismicPortal. · Retrieved: 2026-10-08 09:09:48 UTC · grouped with match confidence 95%
Source: Earthquake solutions from the GEOFON programme, GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences. · Retrieved: 2026-10-08 09:09:50 UTC
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.
Felt reports
Felt reports are crowd-sourced and reflect where people had internet access and chose to respond. They are not a complete map of who felt the earthquake.