M4.7 earthquake 77 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 77 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu on Sun, Dec 14, 1986, 8:53 PM GMT+12 (08:53 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 60 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-12-14 08:53:01 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.948° S, 167.612° 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 1.7 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.060 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14527 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.578 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14526 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.075 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14526 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
- 5.675 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14526 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.574 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14517 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.352 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14513 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.274 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14501 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.317 km SE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14482 days ago · 151 km deep · 87 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00030vm. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:43 PM UTC.