M4.6 earthquake 50 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 50 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu on Sun, Jan 14, 1973, 10:14 PM GMT+11 (11:14 UTC), 198 km (123 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 86 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-01-14 11:14:45 UTC
- Depth
- 198.0 km (123.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 14.213° S, 167.240° 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.
- Stations used
- 29
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.963 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 19603 days ago · 130 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.331 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19597 days ago · 130 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.267 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 19592 days ago · 178 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.843 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19585 days ago · 163 km deep · 67 km away
- 5.086 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 19570 days ago · 131 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000004x. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC.