M4.6 earthquake 30 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 30 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu on Fri, Jun 24, 1977, 9:52 PM GMT+11 (10:52 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 37 km NE of Luganville, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-06-24 10:52:16 UTC
- Depth
- 37.0 km (23.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.937° S, 166.807° 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
- 32
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.3109 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 17995 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 5.390 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 17995 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 5.437 km NE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 17970 days ago · 125 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.257 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu · 17948 days ago · 83 km deep · 86 km away
Before
- 5.128 km NE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 18001 days ago · 122 km deep · 73 km away
- 5.4106 km WSW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 18005 days ago · 37 km deep · 84 km away
- 5.4111 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 18019 days ago · 38 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.269 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu · 18026 days ago · 170 km deep · 78 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000pex. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:20 PM UTC.