Vanuatu earthquakes

M5.4 earthquake Vanuatu region

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck in the Vanuatu region on Thu, Nov 22, 1984, 3:03 AM GMT+11 (16:03 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 Vanuatu region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.4 (ms), moderate
Local time
UTC
1984-11-21 16:03:39 UTC
Depth
11.9 km (7.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.459° S, 171.142° 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.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 6.1Vanuatu region · 15280 days ago · 24 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 4.8Vanuatu region · 15280 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.7Vanuatu region · 15279 days ago · 68 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 6.8Vanuatu region · 15278 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 6.0Vanuatu region · 15278 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 4.8Vanuatu region · 15265 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 4.9Vanuatu region · 15249 days ago · 653 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 4.2Vanuatu region · 15227 days ago · 636 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 5.3Vanuatu region · 15226 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away

Before

  1. 6.4Vanuatu region · 15280 days ago · 23 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 4.0Vanuatu region · 15288 days ago · 676 km deep · 32 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002993. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.