M6.2 earthquake 76 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 76 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu on Sun, Dec 3, 1950, 6:47 PM GMT+11 (07:47 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.2 77 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.2 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1950-12-03 07:47:36 UTC
- Depth
- 15.8 km (9.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.838° S, 167.602° 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
- ±0.31
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem896132. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:31 PM UTC.