M5.0 earthquake Vanuatu region
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck in the Vanuatu region on Sat, Sep 1, 1984, 9:06 AM GMT+11 (22:06 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-08-31 22:06:47 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.169° S, 172.160° E
- Region
- Vanuatu
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt on a ship at 17.9` S., 172.2` E.
From the USGS event page for usp00026wu. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00026wu. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:20 AM UTC.