M4.8 earthquake 35 km E of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 35 km E of Port-Vila, Vanuatu on Thu, May 16, 1985, 10:46 AM GMT+11 (23:46 UTC), 204 km (127 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-05-15 23:46:19 UTC
- Depth
- 204.4 km (127.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.779° S, 168.641° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.852 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15053 days ago · 37 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.760 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15053 days ago · 38 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.350 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15053 days ago · 45 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.561 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15053 days ago · 31 km deep · 91 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002evu. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:50 PM UTC.