M4.6 earthquake 57 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 57 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu on Sun, Mar 6, 1988, 6:24 AM GMT+12 (18:24 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 70 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-03-05 18:24:45 UTC
- Depth
- 37.9 km (23.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.040° S, 167.876° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.170 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14072 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.574 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14039 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.783 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14037 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
Before
- 5.444 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14093 days ago · 48 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.9105 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14097 days ago · 151 km deep · 76 km away
- 5.179 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14110 days ago · 39 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.922 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14120 days ago · 49 km deep · 51 km away
- 5.450 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14120 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
- 5.460 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14120 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003dmc. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:58 AM UTC.