Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 95 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 95 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu on Thu, Jul 16, 1981, 9:45 PM GMT+11 (10:45 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 106 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1981-07-16 10:45:33 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
17.266° S, 167.557° E
Region
Vanuatu
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.359 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16511 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 4.368 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16511 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 5.195 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16510 days ago · 34 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 4.665 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16510 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.686 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16510 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 5.0106 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16510 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 4.7121 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 16510 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 4.6121 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 16510 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 4.8119 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 16509 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 4.7112 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16509 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 4.791 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 16509 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 4.796 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16509 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 4.1Vanuatu · 16509 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 4.691 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16509 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 5.5106 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16508 days ago · 46 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 5.1132 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 16508 days ago · 27 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 4.787 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 16507 days ago · 30 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 4.5126 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 16507 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 4.9143 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 16507 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 4.3133 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16506 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 4.5109 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16505 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 4.795 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16505 days ago · 21 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 4.5109 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16505 days ago · 27 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 4.5117 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 16505 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 4.7128 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16505 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 4.681 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 16502 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 3.8120 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16501 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 4.485 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16501 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 4.898 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 16498 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 5.078 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 16498 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 4.5126 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16498 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 5.084 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 16496 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 4.6106 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 16487 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 5.0105 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 16487 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 4.5114 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16487 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 4.578 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 16485 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 4.684 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16511 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 4.4100 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16511 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 4.982 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16511 days ago · 28 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 4.591 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16511 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 4.472 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16511 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 4.773 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16511 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 5.577 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16511 days ago · 31 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 4.280 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16511 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 5.266 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16512 days ago · 32 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 4.873 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16512 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 4.549 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16512 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 4.954 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16512 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 5.091 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16512 days ago · 39 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 4.8106 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16512 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 4.754 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16512 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 4.9Vanuatu · 16512 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 5.6108 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 16512 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 4.872 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16512 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 4.5111 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16512 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 4.988 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16512 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away

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