M5.3 earthquake 27 km ENE of Norsup, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 27 km ENE of Norsup, Vanuatu on Fri, Sep 8, 1978, 5:02 PM GMT+11 (06:02 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-09-08 06:02:48 UTC
- Depth
- 39.0 km (24.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.961° S, 167.628° 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
- 43
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.341 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 17518 days ago · 129 km deep · 88 km away
- 5.048 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 17504 days ago · 116 km deep · 62 km away
- 5.157 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 17497 days ago · 180 km deep · 40 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000wer (also filed as iscgem676462). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:09 AM UTC.