Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 100 km NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 100 km NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu on Mon, May 13, 1985, 5:33 PM GMT+11 (06:33 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.5 74 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1985-05-13 06:33:10 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.964° S, 167.811° E
Region
Vanuatu
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.787 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 15098 days ago · 215 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 6.574 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15060 days ago · 29 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 4.678 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15060 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 4.785 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15060 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.767 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15060 days ago · 29 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.674 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15059 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 4.578 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15058 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 4.670 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15056 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 5.1102 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 15112 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002err. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 5:20 PM UTC.