M4.7 earthquake Vanuatu region
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Vanuatu region on Sun, Oct 3, 1976, 3:39 AM GMT+12 (15:39 UTC), 49 km (30 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-10-02 15:39:02 UTC
- Depth
- 49.0 km (30.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.552° S, 173.376° 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 1.7 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 usp0000jqv. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:17 AM UTC.