Earthquake details

Thursday, October 15, 1992 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Thursday, October 15, 1992 at 14:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 209.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.614 and latitude -19.157.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 20.3 km
Coordinates -19.157, 169.614
UTC time 1992-10-15 14:40:23.310
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1992-10-15

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 5.0
Port Vila
Vanuatu · 2026-05-31 02:48 UTC
280.3 km
M 4.8
Port Vila
Vanuatu · 2026-05-19 14:18 UTC
204.0 km
M 5.8
Port Vila
Vanuatu · 2026-05-19 02:29 UTC
188.1 km
M 5.4
Port Vila
Vanuatu · 2026-05-16 15:58 UTC
150.1 km
M 4.9
Port Vila
Vanuatu · 2026-05-16 15:35 UTC
162.4 km
M 5.2
Port Vila
Vanuatu · 2026-05-16 14:07 UTC
160.6 km
M 5.3
Port Vila
Vanuatu · 2026-05-16 12:59 UTC
151.9 km
M 4.5
Port Vila
Vanuatu · 2026-04-02 03:39 UTC
290.4 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.