M4.7 earthquake Vanuatu region
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Vanuatu region on Fri, Mar 16, 1984, 5:09 PM GMT+11 (06:09 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-03-16 06:09:01 UTC
- Depth
- 26.7 km (16.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.673° S, 171.036° 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.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00022ph. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:19 AM UTC.