M5.7 earthquake 92 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 92 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu on Sun, Apr 10, 1966, 1:49 AM GMT+11 (14:49 UTC), 55 km (34 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.7 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1966-04-09 14:49:25 UTC
- Depth
- 55.0 km (34.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.074° S, 166.724° 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
- ±0.33
- Depth from
- From location
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem848256. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:13 PM UTC.