Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 119 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 119 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu on Thu, Dec 26, 1985, 5:10 AM GMT+11 (18:10 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 80 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1985-12-25 18:10:31 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.278° S, 166.288° 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: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.390 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14881 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.3103 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14881 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 4.7129 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14880 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 4.370 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14879 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 3.8104 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14879 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 4.094 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14879 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 5.180 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14878 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 5.1111 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14878 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 5.3153 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14877 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 4.795 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14872 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 5.3110 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14869 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 5.5123 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 5.4120 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 5.2127 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 5.3119 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 4.3137 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 5.2126 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 4.9130 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 5.3118 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 5.6121 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 5.0152 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14845 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 5.996 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14843 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 4.2134 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14842 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 4.191 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14841 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 5.0127 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14832 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 4.1115 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14882 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 5.8111 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14882 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 4.5161 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14883 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 5.5133 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14883 days ago · 42 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 5.2126 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14884 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.2116 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14884 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.8107 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14884 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 4.1106 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14884 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 3.998 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14885 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 5.4127 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14885 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 4.686 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14885 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 5.3107 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14885 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 6.3115 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14885 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 4.9107 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14885 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 4.482 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14885 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 4.396 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14886 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 5.195 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14886 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 6.599 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14886 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 5.2105 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14886 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 5.3Vanuatu · 14886 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002pdn. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC.