M4.8 earthquake 16 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 16 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu on Fri, May 29, 1981, 8:04 AM GMT+11 (21:04 UTC), 130 km (81 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 4 km NNE 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-05-28 21:04:21 UTC
- Depth
- 130.2 km (80.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 14.899° S, 167.027° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.24 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 16528 days ago · 125 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.847 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16528 days ago · 189 km deep · 87 km away
- 5.834 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 16499 days ago · 143 km deep · 77 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001dx9. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:55 AM UTC.