Observed earthquake
167 km WNW 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 | M5.0 mb | 10 km | 2026-10-25 20:30:42 UTC | 14.19°S, 165.85°E | Not stated | gfz2026uyfa ↗ |
| USGSUnited States Geological Survey | M4.8 mww | 10 km | 2026-10-25 20:30:42 UTC | 14.21°S, 165.77°E | Reviewed by an analyst71 stations | us6000u4vy ↗ |
| EMSCEuropean-Mediterranean Seismological Centre | M4.8 mw | 10 km | 2026-10-25 20:30:42 UTC | 14.17°S, 165.82°E | Not stated | 20261025_0000286 ↗ |
Source: Earthquake solutions from the GEOFON programme, GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences. · Retrieved: 2026-10-27 13:25:52 UTC · grouped with match confidence 94%
Source: Earthquake data courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey. · Retrieved: 2026-10-27 13:25:48 UTC
Source: Earthquake data from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) via SeismicPortal. · Retrieved: 2026-10-27 13:25:50 UTC · grouped with match confidence 97%
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.