M6.1 earthquake 88 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 88 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu on Mon, Jan 25, 1932, 12:52 PM GMT+11 (01:52 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.1 (Mw, moment), strong
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1932-01-25 01:52:51 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.815° S, 167.486° E
- Region
- Vanuatu
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.1 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem905989. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:19 PM UTC.