M5.7 earthquake 83 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 83 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu on Tue, Aug 26, 1958, 11:20 PM GMT+11 (12:20 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 82 km NNW 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
- 5.7 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1958-08-26 12:20:50 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.199° S, 166.853° 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
- ±0.22
- Depth from
- From location
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.793 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 24875 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
- 5.783 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 24874 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
- 5.878 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 24874 days ago · 25 km deep · 20 km away
- 5.982 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 24872 days ago · 25 km deep · 17 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem885028. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:59 AM UTC.