M4.3 earthquake 31 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 31 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu on Fri, Feb 2, 1973, 2:49 PM GMT+11 (03:49 UTC), 130 km (81 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 43 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-02-02 03:49:16 UTC
- Depth
- 130.0 km (80.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 14.889° S, 167.323° 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.
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.267 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 19586 days ago · 178 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.843 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19578 days ago · 163 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.813 km SE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19577 days ago · 64 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.7119 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19555 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.924 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19537 days ago · 135 km deep · 14 km away
Before
- 5.05 km SSE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 19592 days ago · 45 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.859 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19601 days ago · 121 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.650 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu · 19609 days ago · 198 km deep · 76 km away
- 5.334 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu · 19617 days ago · 123 km deep · 70 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00000cb. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC.