M6.6 earthquake 68 km N of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 68 km N of Sola, Vanuatu on Fri, Jun 26, 1914, 3:50 PM GMT+11 (04:50 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.6 (Mw, moment), strong
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1914-06-26 04:50:30 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.258° S, 167.556° E
- Region
- Vanuatu
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
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
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.6 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem913991. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:42 PM UTC.