M4.7 earthquake 85 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 85 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu on Thu, Jul 4, 1985, 3:34 AM GMT+11 (16:34 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 55 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-07-03 16:34:32 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.298° S, 167.655° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.767 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15066 days ago · 29 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.674 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15065 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.578 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15064 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.670 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15062 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.561 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15057 days ago · 31 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.6106 km SE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 15017 days ago · 214 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.855 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15014 days ago · 31 km deep · 31 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002gd0. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:47 PM UTC.