M4.6 earthquake 43 km W of Norsup, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 43 km W of Norsup, Vanuatu on Thu, Feb 14, 1985, 1:51 PM GMT+12 (01:51 UTC), 74 km (46 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 67 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-02-14 01:51:37 UTC
- Depth
- 73.8 km (45.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.111° S, 166.997° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.231 km ESE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 15178 days ago · 138 km deep · 73 km away
- 5.067 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 15154 days ago · 43 km deep · 69 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002bvx. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 1:02 PM UTC.