M4.5 earthquake Vanuatu region
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Vanuatu region on Fri, Feb 23, 1979, 10:28 AM GMT+12 (22:28 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-02-22 22:28:45 UTC
- Depth
- 51.0 km (31.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.016° S, 174.267° 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
- 8
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000yyy. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:33 AM UTC.