M4.7 earthquake 31 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 31 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu on Fri, Oct 16, 1981, 8:27 AM GMT+11 (21:27 UTC), 96 km (59 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-10-15 21:27:11 UTC
- Depth
- 95.5 km (59.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 14.874° S, 167.312° 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 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.537 km W of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 16410 days ago · 56 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.438 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu · 16383 days ago · 132 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.552 km W of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 16382 days ago · 48 km deep · 82 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001gfv. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:16 AM UTC.