M4.9 earthquake Vanuatu region
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in the Vanuatu region on Wed, Aug 12, 1987, 6:01 PM GMT+12 (06:01 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-08-12 06:01:08 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.487° S, 173.426° 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 1.9 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00037fe. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 9:16 PM UTC.