M5.0 earthquake 63 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 63 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu on Sat, Aug 2, 1986, 10:18 PM GMT+11 (11:18 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-08-02 11:18:52 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.199° S, 167.959° 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 2.0 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4134 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14660 days ago · 107 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.765 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14660 days ago · 23 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.628 km NNE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14649 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.265 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14622 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002wtk. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:58 AM UTC.