M5.2 earthquake 33 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 33 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu on Mon, May 1, 1978, 5:59 AM GMT+11 (18:59 UTC), 141 km (88 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.7 63 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-04-30 18:59:07 UTC
- Depth
- 141.0 km (87.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 14.805° S, 167.266° 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
- 81
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.953 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu · 17672 days ago · 220 km deep · 70 km away
- 5.035 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 17669 days ago · 108 km deep · 3 km away
- 6.763 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 17664 days ago · 160 km deep · 32 km away
- 5.049 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 17660 days ago · 207 km deep · 59 km away
- 5.521 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 17622 days ago · 122 km deep · 22 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ube (also filed as iscgem684439). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:25 AM UTC.