M5.5 earthquake 170 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 170 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu on Mon, Jun 12, 1972, 11:45 AM GMT+11 (00:45 UTC), 234 km (145 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1972-06-12 00:45:45 UTC
- Depth
- 233.8 km (145.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 12.419° S, 167.048° 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
- ±0.25
- Depth from
- From location
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem772427. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:17 AM UTC.