M5.6 earthquake 60 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 60 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu on Wed, Jun 20, 1979, 4:30 AM GMT+11 (17:30 UTC), 122 km (76 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-06-19 17:30:20 UTC
- Depth
- 122.0 km (75.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 14.509° S, 167.217° E
- Region
- Vanuatu
- Strongest shaking
- IV, light shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- IV, light shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 1.8% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- -0.4 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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
- 228
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.224 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 17261 days ago · 124 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.343 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 17217 days ago · 181 km deep · 78 km away
- 5.128 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 17211 days ago · 148 km deep · 44 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00011ea (also filed as gcmtb061979a, gcmt19790619173020, iscgem663773). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.