M4.3 earthquake 51 km NE of Norsup, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 51 km NE of Norsup, Vanuatu on Thu, Jun 17, 1982, 9:21 AM GMT+11 (22:21 UTC), 155 km (96 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 53 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
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
- 1982-06-16 22:21:48 UTC
- Depth
- 154.6 km (96.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 15.800° S, 167.795° 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
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001mz3. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:07 AM UTC.