M4.8 earthquake 37 km WNW of Norsup, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 37 km WNW of Norsup, Vanuatu on Thu, Dec 8, 1983, 12:14 AM GMT+12 (12:14 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 39 km SSW of Luganville, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (ms), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-12-07 12:14:49 UTC
- Depth
- 30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.895° S, 167.089° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.039 km SSW of Luganville, Vanuatu · 15629 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.732 km WSW of Luganville, Vanuatu · 15629 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.445 km W of Norsup, Vanuatu · 15629 days ago · 49 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.935 km W of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 15583 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00020b4 (also filed as iscgemsup562484). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 AM UTC.