M6.7 earthquake 61 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 61 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu on Thu, Nov 10, 1910, 11:33 PM GMT+11:13:16 (12:19 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M7.2 56 km N of Port-Olry, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.7 (Mw, moment), strong
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1910-11-10 12:19:56 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.351° S, 167.263° E
- Region
- Vanuatu
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Deaths and damage
From NOAA NCEI’s Significant Earthquake Database (record 2914), matched to this event by time and place.
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.62
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.7 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem16958114. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:57 AM UTC.