M4.2 earthquake 159 km E of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 159 km E of Sola, Vanuatu on Thu, Jul 12, 1973, 5:28 AM GMT+11 (18:28 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 162 km E 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
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-07-11 18:28:57 UTC
- Depth
- 9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.751° S, 169.025° 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
- 8
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00002p2. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:10 PM UTC.