M4.8 earthquake Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in Vanuatu on Fri, Oct 10, 1980, 8:31 AM GMT+11 (21:31 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-10-09 21:31:04 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.373° S, 169.775° 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
- 22
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 6 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 4.847 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 16783 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.457 km ENE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 16783 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
- 5.254 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 16783 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.5Vanuatu · 16783 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
- 5.250 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 16783 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.825 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 16790 days ago · 129 km deep · 69 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001a5j. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 8:40 AM UTC.