M4.1 earthquake 52 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 52 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu on Fri, Jan 23, 1981, 3:14 AM GMT+11 (16:14 UTC), 192 km (119 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 48 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-01-22 16:14:16 UTC
- Depth
- 192.0 km (119.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 14.583° S, 167.194° 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
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.948 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 16664 days ago · 147 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.723 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 16633 days ago · 110 km deep · 31 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001buw. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:13 PM UTC.