This Tsunami Information Statement for Vanuatu is no longer in force, and was issued by Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. It is kept here as a record of what was issued and when.

Epicentre -15.484, 168.177 · nearest coast VU

What this bulletin says

This bulletin was published without a summary. The status above and the official text are everything the centre sent.

Preliminary magnitude 6.6(Mwp). Magnitudes are revised as more data arrives.

Bulletin details

Category: Information
Bulletin Issue Time: 2026.10.08 09:10:35 UTC
Preliminary Magnitude: 6.6(Mwp)
Lat/Lon: -15.484 / 168.177
Affected Region: VANUATU

Official bulletin

ZCZC
WEGM42 PHEB 080910
TIBGUM

GUZ001-MPZ001>003-081110-

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI
710 PM CHST THU OCT 08 2026

...NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO GUAM/CNMI FROM A DISTANT EARTHQUAKE...


AUDIENCE
--------
EMERGENCY MANAGERS... MEDIA... GENERAL PUBLIC


EVALUATION
----------

  * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 6.6 OCCURRED IN
    THE VANUATU ISLANDS AT 700 PM CHST ON THURSDAY OCTOBER 8
    2026.

  * BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO
    GUAM... ROTA... TINIAN OR SAIPAN FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE.


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
-------------------

  * NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.


POTENTIAL IMPACTS
-----------------

  * NO TSUNAMI IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------

  * MAGNITUDE      6.6
  * ORIGIN TIME    700 PM CHST OCT 08 2026
  * COORDINATES    15.5 SOUTH  168.2 EAST
  * DEPTH          6 MILES
  * LOCATION       VANUATU


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
--------------------------------------

  * THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
    ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED OR THE SITUATION CHANGES.

  * FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT MAY BE FOUND ON THE
    INTERNET AT WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.

  * AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE FROM THE U.S.
    GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT
    EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV.

$$



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Issued

October 8, 2026 at 09:10 UTC

Effective

October 8, 2026 at 09:10 UTC

Affected area

Vanuatu

Issued by

Pacific Tsunami Warning Center

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