Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 73 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 73 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu on Sat, Jun 9, 1973, 6:30 AM GMT+11 (19:30 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 76 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1973-06-08 19:30:42 UTC
Depth
23.0 km (14.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
17.519° S, 167.657° 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
16

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.076 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 19463 days ago · 27 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 5.175 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 19415 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 4.970 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 19464 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 5.568 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 19464 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 4.965 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 19466 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 4.780 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 19466 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 4.997 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 19466 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 5.070 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 19467 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 4.777 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 19467 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 4.576 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 19467 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 4.477 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 19467 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 6.180 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 19467 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 5.272 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 19467 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 4.780 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 19488 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 4.875 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 19488 days ago · 28 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 4.466 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 19489 days ago · 29 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 4.547 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 19490 days ago · 32 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000239. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:03 AM UTC.