M5.0 earthquake 28 km SSE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 28 km SSE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu on Tue, Jan 10, 1978, 7:12 AM GMT+11 (20:12 UTC), 126 km (78 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-01-09 20:12:34 UTC
- Depth
- 126.0 km (78.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.965° S, 168.444° 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
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000se2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:36 AM UTC.