M5.5 earthquake 152 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 152 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu on Fri, Jun 29, 1973, 1:11 AM GMT+11 (14:11 UTC), 146 km (91 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-06-28 14:11:03 UTC
- Depth
- 146.0 km (90.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 12.792° S, 166.685° 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
- 72
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8188 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 19431 days ago · 76 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.9114 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 19410 days ago · 32 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.5177 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 19386 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayVanuatu earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00002eu (also filed as iscgem759991). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:32 AM UTC.