M5.1 earthquake Vanuatu region
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck in the Vanuatu region on Wed, Jul 26, 1978, 3:22 AM GMT+12 (15:22 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-07-25 15:22:37 UTC
- Depth
- 19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.814° S, 172.667° 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
- 41
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000vs3. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:33 AM UTC.