# Earthquakes Shake Port Vila

- Place: Port Vila, Vanuatu (-17.7333, 168.3273)
- Published: 2026-10-31T20:48:02.355Z · expires 2026-11-07T20:48:02.355Z
- Floors (The Arena): none
- Page: https://emergencemachine.com/brief/4pr
- AI-written summary of the sources below; check them.

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 126 km southwest of Tegua Island on Saturday, Oct 31, at 10:31 pm local time, per volcanodiscovery.com.

Just hours earlier, a magnitude 4.9 quake hit 127 km southwest of Tegua Island at 8:15 pm, also reported by volcanodiscovery.com.

In other news, FFA members are seeking their first joint bigeye tuna measure during talks in Port Vila, according to solomontimes.com.

## Sources

- [Strong mag. 5.0 earthquake - Coral Sea, 126 km southwest of Tegua Island, Torba Province, Vanuatu, on Saturday, Oct 31, 2026, at 10:31 pm (GMT +11)](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiqwFBVV95cUxQN1pTbEdvVGZmbU5vRkN3WHowZUFiS09uSGdhZzc2anFxa3BnN2FKVnJuRHBfRndWVkJwakdlSE5LZEtKM1FZRm1sanNNUVZNcm1xelFBZXVQcTRWb1ZwQk55VDhaN0w2aGFCUkxZcS1JWVoxMk91NGc3YmR1VEZJTkE0am5XR1U5RGROZm9mUWZpV1J3Q2h1U054SVhYZVdFX25KSk9BQ1ZYRUk?oc=5) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-10-31
- [Moderate mag. 4.9 earthquake - Coral Sea, 127 km southwest of Tegua Island, Torba Province, Vanuatu, on Saturday, Oct 31, 2026, at 08:15 pm (GMT +11)](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiqwFBVV95cUxPN0ZfTkdtcExaci03ZXdQLUtGMWI5RnFlOW5CUFB6UzBXaHBING9iblNVME9pWDU5WFA2WDNBTFZvc1U3Ul9CdGdJNFNBM2g3NEFMYVZ3d0ZWR0dFbXJLUGhQbHdQQWkzZ09WUXNtWlRIakthYTVxTnRBYXNVdFdITG5ta0RzRzFaNm9vdXM3ZEdJSVhyU3pWS2FlZGRiTjVaUGZEblRSS21fSXM?oc=5) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-10-31
- [FFA members to seek first joint bigeye tuna measure at Port Vila talks](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMirwFBVV95cUxNNjhQZWdUeE1FZmJiM0VES1lsMTdSb2UybXVHOVQ3YWVCVFk4UFBvOFlpTktFenVVSmhOZGUwSUtFVFRxVVhhS3VIUkJUYkZ4dUJMSW9ILW85SzNYV0VVdnZOYzQ3WlZmT1NQd3NMUWJMTUJQZDZWVmpvUGh1cnlPQkx6SGtVTEpZbWhUZHo0SlJadzlDNWtTQnFuR2UzR3oxSV9idk15dWxQOS1JR1BZ?oc=5) · solomontimes.com · 2026-10-31
- [Moderate mag. 4.8 earthquake - Coral Sea, 44 km northwest of Maewo Island, Penama Province, Vanuatu, on Saturday, Oct 31, 2026, at 11:26 am (Efate time)](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMioAFBVV95cUxQVFp0OF9FaTNJQVZTQ0VzeWlUd0ZvaURQcE81TzZ1LUlwbVdhODhINmpEZlRYdHFqR1J3S2dienBfbkNyNEFaUzdBcUlISHllUk1iSUZ3QmRqV1A4ejNRdlVqQVk5aUk3Y0VTMzBLVWRnc2VjSlZ3VzNJYVdkSW9CZndXSzRtMnNZeDNaN0VNOTFjT2o4cUNwcTNlbW1OMjZH?oc=5) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-10-31
- [Temporary National Museum exhibition opens in Port Vila](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi0AFBVV95cUxOUGZlbFJfbi1IR3B2QlRFYnBPNzNvZU8wWU5RNWNnS1o4UzFkN0dNRFNiZ1A3WXlFbXVsRC1RTkJtX1hURmtHRnRiVGdxdkIzU2piVkEzQ0R5MXl3dFJxTm1EMXZGQ2FvZnhleGtPYUQ2WklOYzdmNy1DOXo1d3pEUTk0OU45amYxcTR4ejVkTVc4a2ZQTV9aekN4TlUtYkZqWFhXbjVfOTdycG8yXzJLcEFKQWdBd0QwanZ2R2VQd29zSk9jbTBSR2tmNWxpZ0pw?oc=5) · dailypost.vu · 2026-10-30
- [SANTA CRUZ AIRPORT UPGRADE OFFICIALLY OPENED AND HANDED OVER](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMimAFBVV95cUxNeTlzVlF0Q3c4VmNkVDl0dVJsQXJtZXo4aXh3WUh3LWVXcDU0LUhBVWlFRWJLTTNRbWRCd1pBRi1qU2s5bnN4X28xTldyRXBwSzNYVTVYWWgwZ2FPbUZ6XzdkNWFYckZSWm1GbVRRM3FmcDI0TzNkZlI3a0Zzdk0xWktodmJsNFRpOFBjLWdiVW9iNDFfSldmSg?oc=5) · solomonstarnews.com · 2026-10-30
- [Vanuatu and the United Nations launch Anticipatory Action Framework for Tropical Cyclones](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiugFBVV95cUxQWkJOeDBoNmhuT0p3M0xCTk5zUjdnR2QzRDN3OUpDSzdRdFRSX3J6T1RnZWhFX1NnS21SY3k5THczb1FTeW9WN0ZxTXNVSklZMmtqZzNNbjI5d0pOb0Fka3FfZHJUeVRSNGR2VVJENjhnT2hvemF0TmJOdGtaeE5YZk1SM0hnam9WOFlVRVE5S2RuMEVjVE83R1RxbGpsOGJwUE9BV2FGUmJTX2pCY2wzWlNYODJxSTlpdHc?oc=5) · reliefweb.int · 2026-10-30
- [Grounds](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMif0FVX3lxTE5EOXI3aFFIdDcyRDNxeS05ZHJFbWJPWEZuTGpwREV3M2dhdU9qWWdBY2pCOEVCdDJxSDgyZ0JkOUZEcjhLUm9HRHpfWjAyX3QtbE1Wd19RdTZCQ1hhanBOMTJyOFJlckNfclY5c0VDOFp3RXJpNTF6QjluQ2NLOGM?oc=5) · cricinfo.com · 2026-10-30

## Open data shown on the globe

- M6.2 earthquake · USGS · plate boundaries: Bird 2003