M4.5 earthquake 41 km S of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 41 km S of Sola, Vanuatu on Tue, Oct 9, 1973, 10:25 PM GMT+11 (11:25 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 46 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-10-09 11:25:26 UTC
- Depth
- 16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.247° S, 167.481° 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
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.646 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 19336 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.069 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu · 19296 days ago · 177 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.966 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu · 19284 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00003s0. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:33 AM UTC.