M4.4 earthquake 15 km W of Norsup, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 15 km W of Norsup, Vanuatu on Sun, Oct 26, 1986, 8:41 AM GMT+12 (20:41 UTC), 38 km (23 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 34 km NE of Luganville, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-10-25 20:41:29 UTC
- Depth
- 37.7 km (23.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.056° S, 167.251° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.243 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu · 14579 days ago · 135 km deep · 65 km away
- 5.623 km SE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 14561 days ago · 60 km deep · 39 km away
- 5.834 km NE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 14559 days ago · 158 km deep · 88 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002zbr. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:48 PM UTC.