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M4.8 Earthquake near 33 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu

UTC time: 2025-03-10 04:50:56 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
117.0 km
Source
USGS

33 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.8 earthquake was recorded near 33 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu on March 10, 2025 at 04:50 UTC. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 117 km. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
7ffbd96444a8180ea34ba3109bd7d92652cf09c9
Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
117.0 km
UTC time
2025-03-10 04:50:56 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-15.43780, 167.46110

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 117 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 117 km
Intermediate
117 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: 40 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'496 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Vanuatu
  • Ambrym Activity reported
    Distance: 115 km ·Shield(pyroclastic) ·Elevation: 1'334 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Vanuatu
  • Gaua
    Distance: 129 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 729 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Vanuatu
  • Lopevi
    Distance: 152 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'413 m ·Last eruption: 2007 ·Vanuatu
  • East Epi
    Distance: 170 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 833 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Vanuatu
  • Suretamatai
    Distance: 182 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 921 m ·Last eruption: 1966 ·Vanuatu

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Walaha AirportVanuatu · WLH · NVSW
    24.8 kmStraight-line distance
  • Santo Pekoa International AirportVanuatu · SON · NVSS
    26.9 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.

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