M4.3 earthquake 113 km ENE of Norsup, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 113 km ENE of Norsup, Vanuatu on Tue, May 11, 1982, 4:09 PM GMT+11 (05:09 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 82 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-05-11 05:09:06 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.580° S, 168.332° 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.
How well it is located
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- Depth from
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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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.351 km NE of Norsup, Vanuatu · 16178 days ago · 155 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.782 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 16176 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001m7u. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:50 PM UTC.