QQuakeFacts
USGS us6000f7vg

18 Aug 2021, 11:10

17 km N of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

A magnitude 6.9 mww earthquake at 93 km depth.

Depth93 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 17 km N of Port-Olry, Vanuatu?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

-14.881800, 167.058500

Open the interactive map ↗

What the numbers mean

Magnitude measures event size; depth locates the source below the surface. Neither value alone establishes local damage or personal risk.

Need a current safety answer?

Use local emergency authorities and the live USGS event page. This historical evidence page is not an alert service.

Open the USGS event →

Continue exploring

Nearby events with a similar magnitude

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000f7vg
Coordinates
-14.8818, 167.0585
Network
us
Significance
741