M4.9 earthquake Vanuatu region
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in the Vanuatu region on Wed, Jun 6, 1979, 5:14 AM GMT+11 (18:14 UTC), 631 km (392 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-06-05 18:14:19 UTC
- Depth
- 631.0 km (392.1 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 14.662° S, 171.714° 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
- 62
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000113x. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:45 PM UTC.