M4.5 earthquake 33 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 33 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu on Sun, Oct 25, 1987, 7:43 AM GMT+12 (19:43 UTC), 139 km (86 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 27 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-10-24 19:43:16 UTC
- Depth
- 139.2 km (86.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 14.793° S, 167.243° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00039js. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:56 PM UTC.