M5.2 earthquake Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck in Vanuatu on Fri, May 18, 1984, 8:55 PM GMT+11 (09:55 UTC), 43 km (27 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 84 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-05-18 09:55:05 UTC
- Depth
- 43.4 km (27.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.730° S, 168.121° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.857 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15472 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.452 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15448 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.973 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15422 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
- 5.484 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15414 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
Before
- 4.681 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15492 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.752 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15492 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
- 5.6118 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15492 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.762 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15502 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.221 km SE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15502 days ago · 147 km deep · 40 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00024fj. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:28 PM UTC.