M4.6 earthquake Vanuatu region
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Vanuatu region on Thu, Sep 11, 1975, 3:35 PM GMT+12 (03:35 UTC), 63 km (39 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-09-11 03:35:22 UTC
- Depth
- 63.0 km (39.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.311° S, 174.414° 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
- 19
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 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 usp0000cs0. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:46 PM UTC.