M4.8 earthquake 46 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 46 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu on Tue, Sep 24, 1985, 9:35 AM GMT+11 (22:35 UTC), 196 km (122 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-09-23 22:35:02 UTC
- Depth
- 195.7 km (121.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 14.668° S, 167.261° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.870 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14986 days ago · 214 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.595 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 14981 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.823 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14962 days ago · 165 km deep · 25 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002k20. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:49 PM UTC.