M6.2 earthquake 148 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 148 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu on Mon, Oct 25, 1971, 2:46 PM GMT+11 (03:46 UTC), 56 km (34 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.6 129 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.2 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1971-10-25 03:46:40 UTC
- Depth
- 55.5 km (34.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.096° S, 166.438° 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
- ±0.32
- Depth from
- From location
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.7138 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 20054 days ago · 40 km deep · 28 km away
- 6.6129 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 20054 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.4126 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 20053 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.3120 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 20053 days ago · 25 km deep · 43 km away
- 5.4173 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 20025 days ago · 56 km deep · 36 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem779613. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:17 AM UTC.