M6.5 earthquake Vanuatu region
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck in the Vanuatu region on Sat, Jan 10, 1948, 5:14 PM GMT+12 (05:14 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.5 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1948-01-10 05:14:55 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.177° S, 173.733° 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
- ±0.54
- Depth from
- From location
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem897145. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:37 AM UTC.