Vanuatu earthquakes

M5.9 earthquake 82 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 82 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu on Thu, Mar 24, 1966, 7:27 PM GMT+11 (08:27 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.9 (mw), moderate
Local time
UTC
1966-03-24 08:27:51 UTC
Depth
30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.626° S, 166.829° E
Region
Vanuatu
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Magnitude uncertainty
±0.79
Depth from
From location

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.792 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 22081 days ago · 55 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 6.2115 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 22113 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgemsup849541 (also filed as iscgem849541). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC.