M4.9 earthquake Vanuatu region
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in the Vanuatu region on Tue, Nov 1, 1977, 6:28 AM GMT+11 (19:28 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-10-31 19:28:10 UTC
- Depth
- 20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.420° S, 172.456° 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 1.9 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 usp0000rav. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:44 PM UTC.