M6.1 earthquake 52 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 52 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu on Wed, Aug 1, 1973, 12:31 PM GMT+11 (01:31 UTC), 200 km (124 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.1 (mb), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-08-01 01:31:30 UTC
- Depth
- 200.0 km (124.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 14.264° S, 167.274° E
- Region
- Vanuatu
- Strongest shaking
- IV, light shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- IV, light shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 1.4% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- -0.3 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 129
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 3 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 usp00002y4 (also filed as iscgem756851). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:08 AM UTC.