M4.3 earthquake 181 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 181 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu on Sun, Jun 3, 1973, 3:21 PM GMT+11 (04:21 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 152 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
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-06-03 04:21:05 UTC
- Depth
- 36.0 km (22.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 12.636° S, 166.453° 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
- 14
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.5152 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 19452 days ago · 146 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.8188 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 19439 days ago · 76 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.9114 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 19418 days ago · 32 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000020c. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:47 PM UTC.