M4.3 earthquake Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in Vanuatu on Wed, Jan 30, 1985, 12:10 PM GMT+12 (00:10 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 43 km W of Norsup, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-01-30 00:10:40 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.751° S, 167.440° 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002bfr. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 7:20 PM UTC.