M4.3 earthquake 42 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 42 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu on Mon, Aug 26, 1985, 4:17 AM GMT+11 (17:17 UTC), 216 km (134 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 56 km W of Port-Olry, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-08-25 17:17:11 UTC
- Depth
- 215.7 km (134.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 14.781° S, 167.365° 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 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.942 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 15004 days ago · 147 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.534 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu · 14996 days ago · 143 km deep · 90 km away
- 5.456 km W of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14993 days ago · 34 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.846 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14981 days ago · 196 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.870 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14981 days ago · 214 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.595 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 14976 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.823 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14957 days ago · 165 km deep · 19 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002j4x. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:04 AM UTC.