Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 77 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 77 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu on Sat, Jun 25, 1983, 4:56 PM GMT+11 (05:56 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 67 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1983-06-25 05:56:58 UTC
Depth
10.2 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
18.013° S, 167.641° 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 1.6 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.177 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15805 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 5.068 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15804 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 4.765 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15804 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 5.656 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15767 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 5.767 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15766 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.764 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15766 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 5.374 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15766 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 4.874 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15764 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 4.7133 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15815 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001wcb. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:51 PM UTC.