M4.8 earthquake 26 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 26 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu on Tue, Jan 1, 1980, 11:46 PM GMT+11 (12:46 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-01-01 12:46:18 UTC
- Depth
- 61.0 km (37.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.839° S, 168.085° 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
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 5.068 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 17074 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.842 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 17079 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
- 5.263 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 17082 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.764 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 17084 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away
- 5.145 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 17093 days ago · 48 km deep · 41 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00014tp. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:23 AM UTC.