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M4.3 Earthquake near 84 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu

UTC time: 2025-01-04 23:06:57 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
158.6 km
Source
USGS

84 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu

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About this earthquake

On January 4, 2025 at 23:06 UTC, a magnitude M4.3 earthquake occurred near 84 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu. At around 159 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 event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
60594c9651c2d922949861b9f21f5609b42185ae
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
158.6 km
UTC time
2025-01-04 23:06:57 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-15.24880, 167.89460

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 158.6 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 158.6 km
Intermediate
158.6 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: 17 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'496 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Vanuatu
  • Ambrym Activity reported
    Distance: 114 km ·Shield(pyroclastic) ·Elevation: 1'334 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Vanuatu
  • Gaua
    Distance: 115 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 729 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Vanuatu
  • Lopevi
    Distance: 148 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'413 m ·Last eruption: 2007 ·Vanuatu
  • Suretamatai
    Distance: 167 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 921 m ·Last eruption: 1966 ·Vanuatu
  • East Epi
    Distance: 168 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 833 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Vanuatu

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Longana AirportVanuatu · LOD · NVSG
    10.1 kmStraight-line distance
  • Walaha AirportVanuatu · WLH · NVSW
    28.4 kmStraight-line distance
  • Sara AirportVanuatu · SSR · NVSH
    37.0 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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