Earthquake details

Sunday, April 23, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Sunday, April 23, 1989 at 07:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 367.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 166.692 and latitude -14.826.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 61.1 km
Coordinates -14.826, 166.692
UTC time 1989-04-23 07:50:30.400
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-04-23

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 5.0
Port Vila
Vanuatu · 2026-05-31 02:48 UTC
303.8 km
M 4.8
Port Vila
Vanuatu · 2026-05-19 14:18 UTC
375.2 km
M 5.8
Port Vila
Vanuatu · 2026-05-19 02:29 UTC
402.9 km
M 5.4
Port Vila
Vanuatu · 2026-05-16 15:58 UTC
430.0 km
M 4.9
Port Vila
Vanuatu · 2026-05-16 15:35 UTC
411.2 km
M 5.2
Port Vila
Vanuatu · 2026-05-16 14:07 UTC
419.6 km
M 5.3
Port Vila
Vanuatu · 2026-05-16 12:59 UTC
429.3 km
M 4.5
Port Vila
Vanuatu · 2026-04-02 03:39 UTC
312.8 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.