M4.7 earthquake 82 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 82 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu on Sat, Jun 19, 1982, 3:09 PM GMT+11 (04:09 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 93 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-06-19 04:09:47 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.993° S, 167.834° 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 1.7 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001n0e. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:49 PM UTC.