M4.9 earthquake 118 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 118 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu on Wed, Sep 18, 1985, 4:51 PM GMT+11 (05:51 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-09-18 05:51:40 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.186° S, 167.352° 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 1.9 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.146 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 14984 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.854 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14971 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.066 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14958 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002jvf. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:57 PM UTC.