Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 92 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 92 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu on Tue, Jan 1, 1974, 3:46 AM GMT+11 (16:46 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 56 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1973-12-31 16:46:37 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.263° S, 166.768° 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
11

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.336 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19257 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.484 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19257 days ago · 46 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 5.056 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19257 days ago · 176 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 5.594 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19255 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 5.2102 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19255 days ago · 27 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 5.288 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19255 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 5.1Vanuatu · 19255 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 4.736 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19255 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 5.033 km W of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19254 days ago · 50 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 5.362 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19254 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 5.162 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19253 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 5.437 km W of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19252 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 5.626 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19252 days ago · 117 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 4.947 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19248 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 7.270 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19248 days ago · 34 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 4.881 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19248 days ago · 57 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 5.198 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19248 days ago · 45 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 5.7100 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 19248 days ago · 66 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 4.776 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19248 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 4.7102 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19248 days ago · 51 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 4.578 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19248 days ago · 65 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 4.885 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19248 days ago · 36 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 4.4Vanuatu · 19248 days ago · 49 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 4.780 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19248 days ago · 59 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 4.6Vanuatu · 19248 days ago · 46 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 4.351 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19247 days ago · 46 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 6.2108 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 19247 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 4.471 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19247 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 5.070 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19247 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 4.729 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19246 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 5.0104 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19245 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 5.097 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19244 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 4.885 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19243 days ago · 36 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 4.8105 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19243 days ago · 32 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 5.676 km N of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19238 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 4.823 km W of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19230 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 5.433 km W of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19230 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 4.955 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19219 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 4.634 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19213 days ago · 141 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 4.7124 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19258 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 4.952 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19259 days ago · 34 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 5.457 km W of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19259 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.937 km W of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19259 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.425 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19259 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 4.890 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19259 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 4.868 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19259 days ago · 37 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 4.8101 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19259 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 5.0109 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19260 days ago · 37 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 4.7119 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19260 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 5.3104 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19260 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 5.864 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19260 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 7.220 km WSW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19261 days ago · 47 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 4.741 km W of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19261 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 5.676 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19261 days ago · 50 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 5.562 km W of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19261 days ago · 43 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 5.635 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19261 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 5.072 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19261 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 4.563 km W of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19261 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 5.252 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19261 days ago · 37 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00004rr. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC.