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M4.5 Earthquake near 7 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

UTC time: 2025-01-14 07:35:23 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
19.5 km
Source
USGS

7 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.5 earthquake was recorded near 7 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu on January 14, 2025 at 07:35 UTC. With a focal depth of about 20 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude are clearly felt; minor damage to vulnerable buildings is possible.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
93fa9986c13706e153bc1538f4f379422cb20042
Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
19.5 km
UTC time
2025-01-14 07:35:23 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-17.79710, 168.29320

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 19.5 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 19.5 km
Shallow
19.5 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Nguna-Emau
    Distance: 39 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 589 m ·Vanuatu
  • Kuwae
    Distance: 110 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: -2 m ·Last eruption: 1974 ·Vanuatu
  • East Epi
    Distance: 125 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 833 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Vanuatu
  • Lopevi
    Distance: 144 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'413 m ·Last eruption: 2007 ·Vanuatu
  • Traitor's Head
    Distance: 146 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 817 m ·Last eruption: 1881 ·Vanuatu
  • Ambrym Activity reported
    Distance: 173 km ·Shield(pyroclastic) ·Elevation: 1'334 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Vanuatu

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Bauerfield International AirportVanuatu · VLI · NVVV
    11.2 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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