M5.5 earthquake 41 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 41 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu on Sun, Nov 26, 1972, 5:45 AM GMT+11 (18:45 UTC), 140 km (87 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 83 km SSE of Sola, 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
- 1972-11-25 18:45:22 UTC
- Depth
- 140.2 km (87.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 14.928° S, 167.436° 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
- ±0.32
- 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.883 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 19638 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
- 5.334 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu · 19625 days ago · 123 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.650 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu · 19617 days ago · 198 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.859 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19609 days ago · 121 km deep · 31 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem767712. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:42 PM UTC.