Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 26 km ENE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 26 km ENE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu on Sun, Jun 28, 1981, 12:12 AM GMT+11 (13:12 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 73 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1981-06-27 13:12:02 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
17.637° S, 168.542° E
Region
Vanuatu
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.673 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16508 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 5.673 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16505 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.664 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16505 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.476 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16505 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 5.759 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16505 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 4.883 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16505 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.872 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16505 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 4.754 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16505 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 4.954 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16505 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 4.549 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16504 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 4.873 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16504 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 5.266 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16504 days ago · 32 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 4.773 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16504 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 4.472 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16504 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 4.982 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16504 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 4.684 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16504 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 4.359 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16504 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 4.368 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16504 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 4.665 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16503 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001eca. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:04 AM UTC.