M4.1 earthquake 76 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 76 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu on Thu, Dec 12, 1985, 1:54 AM GMT+12 (13:54 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 53 km WSW 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
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-12-11 13:54:16 UTC
- Depth
- 42.3 km (26.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.423° S, 168.343° 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.589 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14892 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.344 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14880 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.544 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14880 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.450 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14880 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.454 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14880 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.249 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14879 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.439 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14876 days ago · 47 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.953 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ns4. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:41 PM UTC.