M5.5 earthquake 132 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 132 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu on Wed, Nov 16, 1966, 7:08 PM GMT+11 (08:08 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.0 192 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1966-11-16 08:08:14 UTC
- Depth
- 38.6 km (24.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.114° S, 166.605° 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
- ±0.45
- Depth from
- From location
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 3 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 iscgem841646. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:17 PM UTC.