M4.8 earthquake 43 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 43 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu on Wed, Feb 14, 1973, 10:21 PM GMT+11 (11:21 UTC), 163 km (101 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 24 km E 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-02-14 11:21:02 UTC
- Depth
- 163.0 km (101.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 14.800° S, 167.390° 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
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.813 km SE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19577 days ago · 64 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.7120 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 19572 days ago · 32 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.7119 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19554 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.924 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19537 days ago · 135 km deep · 25 km away
Before
- 4.267 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 19585 days ago · 178 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.331 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19590 days ago · 130 km deep · 12 km away
- 5.05 km SSE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 19591 days ago · 45 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.859 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19601 days ago · 121 km deep · 46 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00000hd. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:19 AM UTC.