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M4.5 Earthquake near 67 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu

UTC time: 2025-01-19 00:27:33 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
125.3 km
Source
USGS

67 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu

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About this earthquake

On January 19, 2025 at 00:27 UTC, a magnitude M4.5 earthquake occurred near 67 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu. At around 125 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this magnitude are clearly felt; minor damage to vulnerable buildings is possible.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
42689b6432abcecf4c7a41338e5ed97cffbb9db6
Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
125.3 km
UTC time
2025-01-19 00:27:33 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
-15.49930, 167.79270

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 125.3 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 125.3 km
Intermediate
125.3 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Ambae Activity reported
    Distance: 13 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'496 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Vanuatu
  • Ambrym Activity reported
    Distance: 91 km ·Shield(pyroclastic) ·Elevation: 1'334 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Vanuatu
  • Lopevi
    Distance: 127 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'413 m ·Last eruption: 2007 ·Vanuatu
  • Gaua
    Distance: 139 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 729 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Vanuatu
  • East Epi
    Distance: 146 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 833 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Vanuatu
  • Kuwae
    Distance: 167 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: -2 m ·Last eruption: 1974 ·Vanuatu

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Walaha AirportVanuatu · WLH · NVSW
    14.6 kmStraight-line distance
  • Longana AirportVanuatu · LOD · NVSG
    28.4 kmStraight-line distance
  • Sara AirportVanuatu · SSR · NVSH
    38.6 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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