M4.7 earthquake 74 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 74 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu on Wed, Jan 20, 1982, 2:05 AM GMT+11 (15:05 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 44 km NW of Port-Vila, 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
- 1982-01-19 15:05:09 UTC
- Depth
- 22.4 km (13.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.357° S, 167.735° 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 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.144 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16320 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 5.055 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16289 days ago · 44 km deep · 75 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001j4u. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:22 PM UTC.