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Earthquakes in Shefa

In the last 30 days there were 11 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or larger in Shefa, and 0 in the last 24 hours. The strongest was a magnitude 6.3, 102 km NE of Norsup, Vanuatu, on 2026-10-08.

Earthquakes M2.5+ in Shefa

Last 24 hours0
Last 7 days2
Last 30 days11
Last year187
Last 5 years937

M1+ in the last 7 days: 2. Methodology

Fig. 1Earthquakes per month, M2.5+ in Shefa

429 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or larger in Shefa in the last 24 months. The busiest month was Dec 2024, with 62.

01 — Latest

Latest earthquakes in Shefa

Latest magnitude 2.5+ earthquakes in Shefa in the last 30 days
Magnitude	Location	Depth	Time
4.9	73 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu	depth 22 km	Oct 24, 19:18 UTC
4.9	115 km NE of Norsup, Vanuatu	depth 10 km	Oct 23, 22:42 UTC
4.8	110 km NE of Norsup, Vanuatu	depth 10 km	Oct 17, 08:59 UTC
5.2	101 km NE of Norsup, Vanuatu	depth 10 km	Oct 9, 13:51 UTC
4.5	128 km ENE of Norsup, Vanuatu	depth 10 km	Oct 8, 18:09 UTC
6.3	102 km NE of Norsup, Vanuatu	depth 10 km	Oct 8, 09:00 UTC
4.6	20 km SSW of Luganville, Vanuatu	depth 35 km	Oct 5, 11:47 UTC
4.5	102 km SSE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	depth 85 km	Sep 30, 11:17 UTC
4.6	73 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu	depth 197 km	Sep 29, 15:20 UTC
4.8	104 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	depth 10 km	Sep 29, 11:27 UTC
4.4	6 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	depth 18 km	Sep 26, 16:18 UTC

02 — Questions

Earthquakes in Shefa, answered

Was there an earthquake in Shefa today?

No earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or larger was recorded in Shefa in the last 24 hours. Smaller ones may still have occurred and appear on the home page under “All” magnitudes.

How many earthquakes does Shefa have each year?

Over the last five years there were 937 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or larger in Shefa, an average of 187 a year. 187 occurred in the last 12 months.

What was the strongest earthquake in Shefa in five years?

A magnitude 7.3 on Mar 30, 2026, 08:44 UTC, 51 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu. See this earthquake

Each earthquake is counted for the region of the nearest listed city within 300 km. Counts describe past activity and are not a forecast. Source: USGS.

03 — Cities

Cities in Shefa

Earthquakes within 100 km of cities in Shefa
City	Last year	Last 5 years
Port-Vila	43	310