M4.8 earthquake 78 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 78 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu on Tue, Apr 24, 1990, 10:00 PM GMT+11 (11:00 UTC), 56 km (35 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 84 km NNW of Isangel, 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
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-04-24 11:00:25 UTC
- Depth
- 55.9 km (34.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.447° S, 168.357° 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 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.384 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 13280 days ago · 162 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.475 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 13278 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
Before
- 4.999 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 13315 days ago · 246 km deep · 92 km away
- 5.539 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 13326 days ago · 36 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.680 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 13327 days ago · 41 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.684 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 13336 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.683 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 13339 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00048d8. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:54 PM UTC.