M5.2 earthquake 4 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 4 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu on Mon, Jun 22, 1981, 1:55 PM GMT+11 (02:55 UTC), 125 km (78 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 34 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-06-22 02:55:43 UTC
- Depth
- 124.8 km (77.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 15.010° S, 167.093° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.847 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16528 days ago · 189 km deep · 98 km away
- 5.834 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 16499 days ago · 143 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.743 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16477 days ago · 200 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001e9k. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:06 AM UTC.