M6.1 earthquake 178 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 178 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu on Sun, Mar 27, 1960, 7:58 PM GMT+11 (08:58 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.2 162 km W of Sola, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.1 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1960-03-27 08:58:00 UTC
- Depth
- 25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.314° S, 166.005° 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 3.1 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.7178 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 24290 days ago · 39 km deep · 40 km away
- 5.9164 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 24288 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
- 6.2162 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 24271 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem878656. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:16 AM UTC.