Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 71 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 71 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu on Mon, Jan 6, 1986, 3:00 AM GMT+12 (15:00 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 82 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1986-01-05 15:00:15 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
17.753° S, 167.641° E
Region
Vanuatu
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.249 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14875 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 5.482 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14874 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 4.439 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14872 days ago · 47 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 4.953 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14861 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 4.563 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14818 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 4.371 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14876 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 4.875 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14876 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 4.468 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14877 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 4.265 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14877 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 4.454 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14877 days ago · 29 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 5.353 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14877 days ago · 27 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 4.450 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14877 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 4.544 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14877 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 4.344 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14877 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 5.160 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14877 days ago · 24 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 4.372 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14901 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002psy. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:12 AM UTC.