M4.5 earthquake 78 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 78 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu on Fri, Jul 5, 1985, 11:50 PM GMT+11 (12:50 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-07-05 12:50:49 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.325° S, 167.709° 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
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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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.670 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15061 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.350 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15056 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.561 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15056 days ago · 31 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.6106 km SE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 15016 days ago · 214 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.855 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15013 days ago · 31 km deep · 25 km away
Before
- 4.674 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15064 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.767 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15065 days ago · 29 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.785 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15065 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.678 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15065 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
- 6.574 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15065 days ago · 29 km deep · 16 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002gf7. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:17 PM UTC.