Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 32 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 32 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu on Sat, Apr 24, 1982, 9:02 AM GMT+11 (22:02 UTC), 116 km (72 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 33 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1982-04-23 22:02:40 UTC
Depth
116.1 km (72.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
15.508° S, 167.461° E
Region
Vanuatu
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.733 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 16230 days ago · 119 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.625 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 16228 days ago · 120 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 5.323 km N of Norsup, Vanuatu · 16224 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.682 km ENE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 16215 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.3113 km ENE of Norsup, Vanuatu · 16215 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.351 km NE of Norsup, Vanuatu · 16178 days ago · 155 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 4.782 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 16176 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 5.693 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 16175 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 5.117 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 16241 days ago · 125 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 5.4112 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 16250 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 5.135 km NE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 16253 days ago · 133 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 5.5116 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 16253 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 5.440 km NE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 16261 days ago · 107 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001kwp. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:50 PM UTC.