Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 113 km W of Sola, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 113 km W of Sola, Vanuatu on Sat, Aug 25, 1973, 5:49 PM GMT+11 (06:49 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 105 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1973-08-25 06:49:19 UTC
Depth
37.0 km (23.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.049° S, 166.517° E
Region
Vanuatu
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Stations used
15

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4104 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 19386 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 4.4126 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19383 days ago · 36 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 5.6105 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 19348 days ago · 72 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 6.452 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu · 19342 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 5.152 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu · 19342 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 4.9114 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 19410 days ago · 32 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 6.152 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu · 19411 days ago · 200 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000036x. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:20 PM UTC.