# Earthquake Activity in Vanuatu

- Place: Port Vila, Vanuatu (-17.7333, 168.3273)
- Published: 2026-11-02T03:01:54.230Z · expires 2026-11-09T03:01:54.230Z
- Floors (The Arena): none
- Page: https://emergencemachine.com/brief/5e3
- AI-written summary of the sources below; check them.

A moderate 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck the Coral Sea 129 km southwest of Tegua Island, Torba Province, on Sunday at 11:08 pm local time (per volcanodiscovery.com).

Vanuatu experienced multiple seismic events in recent days, including a 5.7-magnitude quake on Sunday and a 5.2-magnitude tremor earlier the same day, both occurring off the island's coast (volcanodiscovery.com reports).

Despite the recent seismic activity, Port Vila's Grand Hotel & Casino has completed a 15-month post-quake overhaul, according to karryon.com.au, signaling recovery efforts in the region.

Pacific island governments have also submitted a joint plan for bigeye tuna conservation, with discussions taking place in Port Vila, as noted by londondaily.news.

## Sources

- [Moderate mag. 4.8 earthquake - Coral Sea, 129 km southwest of Tegua Island, Torba Province, Vanuatu, on Sunday, Nov 1, 2026, at 11:08 pm (GMT +11)](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMinwFBVV95cUxPVVB0RUZ5TWoxb0tvS1R2bzdTcy1RcXB0NUt1dnc2NkVyMVdEUFVLR1pvdE96SjlyeFdNTk1MMVpkclNaWHc2al9aWFg5dEZpcVBlTUpJRFFHVXNrTmJNTWN5alRtZV96ZGVZdnBrZVV0RThIUVhpSVhZb0FNcktwdzdDWDRaUWFsclpTMmRJMDBZSjZpSVM3UG9pZEowMlE?oc=5) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-11-01
- [Pacific island governments submit joint bigeye tuna plan for consideration](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipwFBVV95cUxQZ2RBV1ZqNmplN2dVMGVaYlhkb1dBM045TFpSc2JKYjg0dFk2OGwtNjBuTy1JR0JwcGR1WFpQRGo2MjFDUFVNMGNZTi1zcHNkWkpjaDd3NlFCb1l0NGU1amFyY3RmR1lENmVuRTFpVmt6YUNLT3JCWXQxa2JGWlVhbmRYNjVkZjdvT19BMHlvalhsVVl6XzBjcl94cFdmbFE4NVZmbkF3Yw?oc=5) · londondaily.news · 2026-11-01
- [5.4-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes off Coast of Vanuatu Islands](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMioAFBVV95cUxOX0hKVUdHV2xSeGxTWnpNbjVGN2piM0daaWtJUUJiellvNzlqS2hLQkk3RjEwcXZaWS1mWm04eUZQQ2VTOTFyTjFiYWYwSVN5cmh0R3RaT1NuLXhMXzNqS2VSQURsY3ZfWFNkN3FiMWdWVWx3dHkyYnJRSDVrdjd4QmNFX0xGeTFuem1haFVPc2R4c2g5RVhiVWJ2NmxQRDNv?oc=5) · fananews.com · 2026-11-01
- [Strong mag. 5.7 earthquake - Vanuatu Islands on Sunday, Nov 1, 2026, at 05:26 pm (GMT +11)](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiqgFBVV95cUxOQWRtMy1pNUlSaHN4bDZWamRsX1VtSjJzOGlGLTJoX1N6T0o5TW9fSHdudFZSeXh2TnRzaHdJXzh4WHd1c3FGekY4cGFPLW9qa29nMTJFYy1PVFdYYWxfWWlCTVh1S0cxMHhiT2wwelFhLVI1eWpQVFZEQk9XQ043cElzMzJXaUNQc0xwdXRoei02RnBHUndRNGQ5MGh4RExNMC1iZHJ2aDNlQQ?oc=5) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-11-01
- [Strong mag. 5.2 earthquake - Coral Sea, 127 km southwest of Tegua Island, Torba Province, Vanuatu, on Sunday, Nov 1, 2026, at 09:42 am (GMT +11)](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiqwFBVV95cUxQTlp5SmlkTi04QTAwUUhNWFl4NERKUnE1WDF1VUJFcEdtb1NnSkJsc3A1eEpqNG9sYjMwRUZsM0hrVW03eU8zVUN1NkxVTU9WM21BZTVEd3ZUOGVNdHR1bVkzSmdyRnpzWHVFTU1KWkhxSEpYZjJETmJSUUIzSGdwTUpaT1BTSG0td2RDMWIwSUg4a0RxbkZCOFoxSXpCeHkyNi1abHoyUWpjLUk?oc=5) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-10-31
- [Grand Hotel & Casino completes 15-month post-quake overhaul in Port Vila](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMibkFVX3lxTFA0WXdXN3VvQlBIZ2QtRlBDbG9xZW9JUzNSMjc0RGVYT0pTZXdfaVkwcFlzVWpwMXJRT082UTByUnZYUEdieHpHREozX2JvUFFHNzRveVhYbUJKS3E1UVhnV1MwdS1TMTV1alhzRXJ3?oc=5) · karryon.com.au · 2026-10-31
- [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
- [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

## Open data shown on the globe

- M6.0 earthquake · USGS · plate boundaries: Bird 2003