Earthquake details

Thursday, June 24, 2004 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Thursday, June 24, 2004 at 06:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 255.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 168.352 and latitude -15.441.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	30.0 km
Coordinates	-15.441, 168.352
UTC time	2004-06-24 06:52:07.350

Location	Port Vila
Country	Vanuatu (VU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2004-06-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Port Vila	255.6 km
Noumea	786.6 km
Lautoka	1000.6 km
Nadi	1001.8 km
Suva	1114.5 km
Nasinu	1121.7 km
Honiara	1131.6 km
Arawa	1732.3 km
Tarawa	1934.8 km
Hervey Bay	1958.3 km
Bundaberg	1971.5 km
Gladstone	2019.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.0

Port Vila

Vanuatu · 2026-05-31 02:48 UTC

223.0 km

M 4.8

Port Vila

Vanuatu · 2026-05-19 14:18 UTC

267.7 km

M 5.8

Port Vila

Vanuatu · 2026-05-19 02:29 UTC

302.9 km

M 5.4

Port Vila

Vanuatu · 2026-05-16 15:58 UTC

284.2 km

M 4.9

Port Vila

Vanuatu · 2026-05-16 15:35 UTC

276.9 km

M 5.2

Port Vila

Vanuatu · 2026-05-16 14:07 UTC

273.8 km

M 5.3

Port Vila

Vanuatu · 2026-05-16 12:59 UTC

282.5 km

M 4.5

Port Vila

Vanuatu · 2026-04-02 03:39 UTC

252.7 km

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