M5.2 earthquake Vanuatu region
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck in the Vanuatu region on Thu, Sep 25, 1986, 11:55 AM GMT+11 (00:55 UTC), 633 km (394 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-09-25 00:55:40 UTC
- Depth
- 633.4 km (393.6 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 14.875° S, 171.523° 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.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002yc0. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:28 AM UTC.