M4.6 earthquake Vanuatu region
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Vanuatu region on Wed, Jan 19, 1977, 2:35 AM GMT+12 (14:35 UTC), 539 km (335 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-01-18 14:35:33 UTC
- Depth
- 539.0 km (334.9 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.348° S, 174.991° 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
- 30
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 usp0000m7z. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:23 PM UTC.