M5.1 earthquake 26 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 26 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu on Thu, Mar 10, 1983, 4:46 PM GMT+11 (05:46 UTC), 135 km (84 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.2 23 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-03-10 05:46:17 UTC
- Depth
- 135.4 km (84.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 14.912° S, 167.282° 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 2.1 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.223 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 15877 days ago · 123 km deep · 14 km away
- 5.044 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 15862 days ago · 146 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.948 km NE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 15858 days ago · 147 km deep · 43 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001thg. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:52 PM UTC.