Vanuatu earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 104 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 104 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu on Fri, Dec 27, 1985, 11:43 PM GMT+11 (12:43 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 96 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
1985-12-27 12:43:06 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.368° S, 166.398° E
Region
Vanuatu
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.094 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14886 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 5.180 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14886 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 5.1111 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14885 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 4.795 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14879 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 5.3110 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14876 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 5.5123 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14872 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 5.4120 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14872 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 5.2127 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14872 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 5.3119 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14872 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 4.3137 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14872 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 5.2126 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14872 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 4.9130 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14872 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 5.3118 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14872 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 5.6121 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14872 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 4.135 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14865 days ago · 247 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 5.0152 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14852 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 5.996 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14850 days ago · 31 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 4.2134 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14849 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 4.191 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14849 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 5.0127 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14840 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 5.746 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14838 days ago · 206 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 5.575 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14828 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 4.370 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14887 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 4.7129 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14888 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.3103 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14888 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 4.390 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14888 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 4.8119 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14888 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 4.1115 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14890 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 5.8111 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14890 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 4.5161 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14890 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 5.5133 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14890 days ago · 42 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 5.2126 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14891 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 4.2116 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14891 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 4.8107 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14892 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 4.1106 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14892 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 3.998 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14893 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 5.4127 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14893 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 4.686 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14893 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 5.3107 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14893 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 6.3115 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14893 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 4.9107 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14893 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 4.482 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14893 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002pft. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:28 AM UTC.