M4.8 earthquake Vanuatu region
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Vanuatu region on Sat, Nov 15, 1986, 3:39 PM GMT+12 (03:39 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-11-15 03:39:40 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.884° S, 174.558° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 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 usp000300x. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC.