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Earthquake in Vanuatu

📍 Vanuatu · since 8 Oct 2026

Source: GDACS ↗
Source updated: 8 Oct 2026, 12:02 UTC
Event start (source): 8 Oct 2026, 09:00 UTC
Last checked: 9 Oct 2026, 01:30 UTC
Last change ingested: 8 Oct 2026, 12:30 UTC

At a glance

What happened: Earthquake — Magnitude 6.3M, Depth:10km. GDACS Orange alert.
Where: Vanuatu (-15.54, 168.19 per source)
When: Began 8 Oct 2026, 09:00 UTC
Who is affected: People in Vanuatu. USGS estimates the likely impact at PAGER green (a model, not a count).
Has it escalated?: Only one observation of the source alert level so far.
Latest development: No dated reports matched yet.

What the source confirmsFacts · from GDACS

Alert: GDACS Orange alert — source record ↗
Severity (source's statement): Magnitude 6.3M, Depth:10km
USGS PAGER impact estimate: green USGS event page ↗
Affected countries listed by the source: Vanuatu
Start: 8 Oct 2026, 09:00 UTC
GLIDE number: EQ-2026-000186-VUT
Source description: “Earthquake in Vanuatu”

Reported, not independently verifiedNews organisations

No news reports matched to this event in the last 30 days.

TimelineNewest first · UTC · grey = older than 7 days

8 Oct 2026, 09:30 UTC · RedAlertDirect
First recorded by RedAlertDirect.
8 Oct 2026, 09:26 UTC
GDACS alert level: orange.
8 Oct 2026, 09:00 UTC
Event began, according to GDACS.

AssessmentRule-based · not a measurement

High GDACS Orange alert — the source expects a significant humanitarian impact.

Factor	Rating	Basis	Why
Hazard severity GDACS (UN OCHA / European Commission): Magnitude 6.3M, Depth:10km	Medium	Source	GDACS (UN OCHA / European Commission): Magnitude 6.3M, Depth:10km
Geographic spread 1 country listed by the source: Vanuatu.	Low	Rule on source data	1 country listed by the source: Vanuatu.
Escalation Only one observation of the source alert level so far.	Not rated	Not assessed	Only one observation of the source alert level so far.
Civilian impact USGS PAGER green: a model estimate of likely fatalities, not a count.	Low	Source	USGS PAGER green: a model estimate of likely fatalities, not a count.
Economic impact USGS PAGER green: a model estimate of likely economic losses, not a count.	Low	Source	USGS PAGER green: a model estimate of likely economic losses, not a count.
Displacement No structured, authoritative source for this factor; not rated.	Not rated	Not assessed	No structured, authoritative source for this factor; not rated.
Infrastructure No structured, authoritative source for this factor; not rated.	Not rated	Not assessed	No structured, authoritative source for this factor; not rated.
International involvement No structured, authoritative source for this factor; not rated.	Not rated	Not assessed	No structured, authoritative source for this factor; not rated.
Uncertainty Less than 48 hours old: early impact estimates are usually revised.	High	Rule on source data	Less than 48 hours old: early impact estimates are usually revised.

Ratings marked “Source” restate the source. “Rule on source data” applies a published rule (see methodology). Nothing here is produced by a language model.