M5.3 earthquake Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck in Vanuatu on Thu, Apr 19, 1973, 5:27 AM GMT+11 (18:27 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-04-18 18:27:26 UTC
- Depth
- 18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.044° S, 165.956° 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
- 24
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00001eu. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 10:36 PM UTC.