Sydney, Australia–An earthquake of magnitude 7.3 struck off the coast of Vanuatu on Monday, March 30, 2026, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported. The quake hit around 35 kilometres (22 miles) northeast of Luganville, the Pacific island nation’s second-largest city, according to the USGS, which revised the magnitude upwards after initially putting it at 7.2.
