M4.8 earthquake 68 km WSW of Norsup, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 68 km WSW of Norsup, Vanuatu on Thu, Feb 12, 1987, 12:33 AM GMT+12 (12:33 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 35 km NNE of Norsup, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-02-11 12:33:04 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.245° S, 166.789° 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
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.935 km NNE of Norsup, Vanuatu · 14467 days ago · 153 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.221 km SE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 14459 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.469 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 14453 days ago · 222 km deep · 90 km away
- 5.94 km N of Norsup, Vanuatu · 14445 days ago · 36 km deep · 70 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00032d3. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:07 PM UTC.