M4.2 earthquake 67 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 67 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu on Wed, Feb 7, 1973, 1:05 PM GMT+11 (02:05 UTC), 178 km (111 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 24 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-02-07 02:05:25 UTC
- Depth
- 178.0 km (110.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 14.421° S, 167.280° 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
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.843 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19585 days ago · 163 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.813 km SE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19583 days ago · 64 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.924 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19543 days ago · 135 km deep · 65 km away
Before
- 4.331 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19597 days ago · 130 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.963 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 19603 days ago · 130 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.859 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19608 days ago · 121 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.650 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu · 19616 days ago · 198 km deep · 24 km away
Earthquakes todayVanuatu earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00000e7. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:31 AM UTC.