M4.6 earthquake Vanuatu region
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Vanuatu region on Tue, Jun 3, 1975, 7:42 AM GMT+12 (19:42 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-06-02 19:42:42 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.661° S, 173.121° 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
- 19
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000b9m. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:33 AM UTC.