M4.0 earthquake Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in Vanuatu on Sat, Apr 6, 1985, 9:44 AM GMT+11 (22:44 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 3 km E of Port-Vila, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-04-05 22:44:17 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.750° S, 168.082° 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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.53 km E of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15132 days ago · 108 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.7104 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15127 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 5.1102 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 15116 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.0100 km NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15115 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.835 km E of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15113 days ago · 204 km deep · 59 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002dgw. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:59 PM UTC.