Vanuatu earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 68 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 68 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu on Mon, Jun 27, 1983, 7:25 PM GMT+11 (08:25 UTC), 33 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 56 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1983-06-27 08:25:10 UTC
Depth
32.6 km (20.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
18.134° S, 167.821° 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.

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.765 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15793 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 5.0136 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15775 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 5.656 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15756 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 5.767 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15754 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.764 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15754 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 5.374 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15754 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 4.874 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15752 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 5.177 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15794 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.677 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15795 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 4.7133 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15804 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001we3 (also filed as iscgemsup574960). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:02 AM UTC.