M5.0 earthquake 55 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 55 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu on Sat, Feb 27, 1982, 8:18 AM GMT+11 (21:18 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-02-26 21:18:01 UTC
- Depth
- 44.0 km (27.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.014° S, 167.874° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 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 usp0001jvd. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:22 AM UTC.