M4.6 earthquake 44 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 44 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu on Sun, Feb 15, 1976, 7:57 PM GMT+11 (08:57 UTC), 112 km (70 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 53 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
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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
- 1976-02-15 08:57:01 UTC
- Depth
- 112.0 km (69.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 14.697° S, 167.287° 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
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.753 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 18482 days ago · 49 km deep · 49 km away
- 5.241 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 18469 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
- 6.433 km N of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 18464 days ago · 90 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.550 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 18449 days ago · 130 km deep · 29 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000f2m. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 AM UTC.