Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in Vanuatu on Sun, Oct 25, 1987, 8:44 AM GMT+12 (20:44 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 82 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1987-10-24 20:44:24 UTC
Depth
33.9 km (21.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
18.814° S, 167.506° E
Region
Vanuatu
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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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 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1168 km W of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14202 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 5.482 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14200 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.982 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14176 days ago · 43 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 4.363 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14156 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 4.668 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14216 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.7156 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14226 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.4132 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14235 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 4.387 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14239 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 4.496 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14239 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 6.566 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14239 days ago · 51 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.371 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14240 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 5.569 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14241 days ago · 32 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 5.055 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14241 days ago · 55 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 6.691 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14241 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 4.675 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14241 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 5.376 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14241 days ago · 31 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 6.879 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14241 days ago · 31 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 4.472 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14241 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 6.174 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14241 days ago · 32 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00039jt. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 11:23 AM UTC.