M4.9 earthquake Vanuatu region
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in the Vanuatu region on Thu, Apr 10, 1975, 3:02 AM GMT+11 (16:02 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-04-09 16:02:14 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.767° S, 172.274° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 10
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000aj7. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:44 AM UTC.