M5.0 earthquake 70 km SE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 70 km SE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu on Tue, Feb 1, 1983, 11:02 AM GMT+11 (00:02 UTC), 105 km (65 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 49 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-02-01 00:02:52 UTC
- Depth
- 104.5 km (64.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.237° S, 168.730° 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 2.0 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2106 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 15924 days ago · 116 km deep · 68 km away
- 5.025 km SE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15918 days ago · 146 km deep · 46 km away
- 5.849 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15900 days ago · 36 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.272 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15898 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ssa. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:28 AM UTC.