Risk events in Vanuatu, August 2026

This page tracks significant risk events worldwide in near real time — earthquakes, disaster alerts, armed conflict, unrest and government travel-advisory changes — combining data from the USGS, GDACS, NASA EONET, UCDP, GDELT, ACLED and official travel-advisory sources. Browse what is happening now, or open the monthly and yearly archive for any country.

6 events were recorded: 1 earthquake.

6 eventsSources: usgs

6 events· Vanuatu

Earthquake

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 6 events plottedM5.0 — 109 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · Vanuatu · 28 Aug 2026M5.0 — 87 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu · Vanuatu · 20 Aug 2026M4.6 — 22 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · Vanuatu · 18 Aug 2026M6.1 — 56 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · Vanuatu · 16 Aug 2026M4.6 — 147 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · Vanuatu · 11 Aug 2026M4.7 — 72 km E of Isangel, Vanuatu · Vanuatu · 10 Aug 2026
Earthquake
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Disaster
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Conflict
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Unrest
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Advisory
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Signal

How the picture is moving

Bars: this period · Markers: 90-day daily baseline × days

Events by type

Against the 90-day baseline

Earthquake
90-day baseline: 1.7
1
Disaster
90-day baseline: 0
0
Conflict
90-day baseline: 0.7
0
Unrest
90-day baseline: 0.7
0
Advisory
90-day baseline: 0
0

Events per day

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Events

What is happening now

6 events · newest first

  1. Earthquake

    M5.0 — 109 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu

    M5.0 · Isangel · Source: usgs

  2. Earthquake

    M5.0 — 87 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu

    M5.0 · Isangel · Source: usgs

  3. Earthquake

    M4.6 — 22 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

    M4.6 · Port Olry · Source: usgs

  4. Earthquake

    M6.1 — 56 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

    M6.1 · Port Olry · Source: usgs

  5. Earthquake

    M4.6 — 147 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

    M4.6 · Lakatoro · Source: usgs

  6. Earthquake

    M4.7 — 72 km E of Isangel, Vanuatu

    M4.7 · Isangel · Source: usgs

Reference

What these risk types mean

Earthquake
Significant earthquakes (magnitude 4.5+) reported by the USGS.
Disaster
Active floods, cyclones, volcanoes, droughts and wildfires reported by GDACS and NASA EONET.
Conflict
Armed conflict events above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from UCDP and GDELT.
Unrest
Unrest events — protests, strikes, riots — above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from GDELT and ACLED.
Advisory
Official government travel-advisory level changes for a country.