Vanuatu earthquakes

M6.1 earthquake 145 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 145 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu on Mon, Jan 24, 1972, 2:55 PM GMT+11 (03:55 UTC), 51 km (31 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
6.1 (Mw, moment), strong
Magnitude from
ISC-GEM global catalog
Local time
UTC
1972-01-24 03:55:47 UTC
Depth
50.6 km (31.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.193° S, 166.408° 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
±0.30
Depth from
From location

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 3.1 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.688 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 19936 days ago · 209 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 5.9164 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 19974 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 6.9138 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 19974 days ago · 56 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 6.0132 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 19975 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 5.9141 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 19975 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem777173. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:04 AM UTC.