Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake Vanuatu region

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Vanuatu region on Thu, Nov 22, 1984, 6:16 AM GMT+11 (19:16 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.8 Vanuatu region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1984-11-21 19:16:57 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.658° S, 170.969° 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.

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7Vanuatu region · 15280 days ago · 68 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 6.8Vanuatu region · 15279 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 6.0Vanuatu region · 15279 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 4.8Vanuatu region · 15266 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 4.9Vanuatu region · 15250 days ago · 653 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.2Vanuatu region · 15228 days ago · 636 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 5.3Vanuatu region · 15226 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 6.1Vanuatu region · 15280 days ago · 24 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 5.4Vanuatu region · 15280 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 6.4Vanuatu region · 15281 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 4.0Vanuatu region · 15289 days ago · 676 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002995. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:31 AM UTC.