M4.7 earthquake 65 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 65 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu on Tue, Jun 28, 1983, 6:34 AM GMT+11 (19:34 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 56 km NW 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-06-27 19:34:50 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.983° S, 167.751° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.656 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15756 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
- 5.767 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15754 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.764 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15754 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
- 5.374 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15754 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.874 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15752 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
Before
- 5.068 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15793 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 5.177 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15794 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.677 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15795 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.7133 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15804 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001web. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:06 AM UTC.