Isophoric News · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

USGS lists six earthquakes of magnitude 5.5 or greater from Oct. 29 to Nov. 1, the largest an M6.4 southeast of Easter Island

By D. Marlowe · November 3, 2026 · First reported October 29, 2026 · Edited by C. Fletcher

The US Geological Survey listed six earthquakes of magnitude 5.5 or greater worldwide from Oct. 29 to Nov. 1, the largest a magnitude 6.4 southeast of Easter Island at 07:49 UTC on Oct. 29. USGS assigned all six a green PAGER alert, its lowest level of estimated impact. The other three of magnitude 6.0 or greater struck near Vanuatu, twice, and off Japan. As USGS lists them: M6.2, 43 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu, at 21:46 UTC on Oct. 29, at a depth of about 143 kilometers; M6.0, 58 km SSE of Shima, Japan, at 22:15 UTC on Oct. 31, about 352 kilometers deep, with 30 felt reports; and M6.0, 165 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu, at 11:47 UTC on Nov. 1. The two smaller events came minutes apart on Oct. 29: M5.8, 110 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines, at 03:19 UTC, and M5.7, 82 km NE of Kiunga, Papua New Guinea, at 03:26 UTC.

Representative image: A single weathered moai statue stands on a grassy rise on Easter Island, with waves breaking on a rocky shore and green hills behind. kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

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