Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 103 km SE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 103 km SE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu on Fri, Jan 28, 1983, 10:17 PM GMT+11 (11:17 UTC), 215 km (134 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 49 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1983-01-28 11:17:31 UTC
Depth
215.4 km (133.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
18.460° S, 168.929° E
Region
Vanuatu
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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 1.7 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.292 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 15955 days ago · 243 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 5.070 km SE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15952 days ago · 105 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 4.2106 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 15937 days ago · 116 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 5.025 km SE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15930 days ago · 146 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 5.849 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15913 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.272 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15911 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 4.356 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15971 days ago · 81 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 4.374 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 15972 days ago · 272 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001sp3. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:54 PM UTC.