QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/us7000lac6
USGS us7000lac6
11 Nov 2023, 12:35
29 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.6 mww earthquake at 26 km depth.
Published location
Where is 29 km SW of Port-Vila, 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.
-17.916800, 168.104900
Open the interactive map ↗Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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.
Continue exploring
Nearby events with a similar magnitude
Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000lac6
Coordinates
-17.9168, 168.1049
Network
us
Significance
502