M4.5 earthquake Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in Vanuatu on Thu, Oct 9, 1980, 9:15 PM GMT+11 (10:15 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 54 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-10-09 10:15:26 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.254° S, 169.630° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 30
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.254 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 16784 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
- 5.457 km ENE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 16784 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.847 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 16784 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
- 4.8Vanuatu · 16783 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001a56. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:29 AM UTC.