M4.6 earthquake 63 km ENE of Norsup, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 63 km ENE of Norsup, Vanuatu on Sat, Jul 16, 1983, 8:07 PM GMT+11 (09:07 UTC), 220 km (137 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 54 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
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-07-16 09:07:49 UTC
- Depth
- 220.2 km (136.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 15.799° S, 167.921° 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 1.6 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 usp0001wuk. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:53 AM UTC.