M4.6 earthquake Vanuatu region
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Vanuatu region on Sun, Sep 16, 1984, 6:59 AM GMT+11 (19:59 UTC), 644 km (400 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-09-15 19:59:34 UTC
- Depth
- 644.3 km (400.3 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 14.161° S, 170.442° 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 1.6 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 usp00027e3. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:06 PM UTC.