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M4.7 Earthquake near 66 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu

UTC time: 2025-02-03 05:06:58 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.7
Depth
205.0 km
Source
USGS

66 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu

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About this earthquake

On February 3, 2025 at 05:06 UTC, a magnitude M4.7 earthquake occurred near 66 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 205 km. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

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

Details

ID
bf9cecbd7bd7c766793f5d29e861f08c508bb284
Magnitude
M4.7
Depth
205.0 km
UTC time
2025-02-03 05:06:58 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
-15.53110, 167.78200

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 205 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 205 km
Intermediate
205 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: 88 km ·Shield(pyroclastic) ·Elevation: 1'334 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Vanuatu
  • Lopevi
    Distance: 124 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'413 m ·Last eruption: 2007 ·Vanuatu
  • Gaua
    Distance: 142 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 729 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Vanuatu
  • East Epi
    Distance: 143 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 833 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Vanuatu
  • Kuwae
    Distance: 165 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
    16.4 kmStraight-line distance
  • Longana AirportVanuatu · LOD · NVSG
    31.9 kmStraight-line distance
  • Sara AirportVanuatu · SSR · NVSH
    40.2 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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