M5.5 earthquake 29 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 29 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu on Fri, Sep 6, 1968, 6:36 PM GMT+11 (07:36 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 60 km WNW 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
- 5.5 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1968-09-06 07:36:09 UTC
- Depth
- 33.9 km (21.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.769° S, 168.040° 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 2.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem816749. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:40 AM UTC.