Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 70 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 70 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu on Fri, Dec 27, 1985, 10:16 PM GMT+12 (10:16 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 46 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1985-12-27 10:16:10 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.527° S, 166.694° E
Region
Vanuatu
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 64 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.8104 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14890 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 4.094 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14890 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 5.180 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14889 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 5.1111 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14889 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.795 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14883 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 5.3110 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14880 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 5.5123 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14876 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 5.4120 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14876 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 5.2127 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14875 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 5.3119 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14875 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 4.3137 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14875 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 5.2126 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14875 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 4.9130 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14875 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 5.3118 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14875 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 5.6121 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14875 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 4.135 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14868 days ago · 247 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 4.438 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 132 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 5.746 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14842 days ago · 206 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 5.575 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14832 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 4.7129 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14891 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.3103 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14892 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 4.390 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14892 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 4.8119 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14892 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 4.1115 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14893 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 5.8111 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14894 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 4.5161 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14894 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 5.5133 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14894 days ago · 42 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 5.161 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14895 days ago · 218 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 5.2126 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14895 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 4.8107 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14895 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 4.1106 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14895 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 3.998 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14896 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 5.4127 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14896 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 4.686 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14896 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 5.3107 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14896 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 6.3115 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14896 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 4.9107 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14896 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 4.482 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14896 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 4.396 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14897 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away

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