M4.9 earthquake 186 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 186 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu on Thu, Nov 29, 1973, 4:54 AM GMT+11 (17:54 UTC), 218 km (135 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 181 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-11-28 17:54:46 UTC
- Depth
- 218.0 km (135.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 12.279° S, 167.010° 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
- 32
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.3181 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 19291 days ago · 124 km deep · 52 km away
- 5.3184 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 19271 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.6137 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 19242 days ago · 97 km deep · 91 km away
- 5.0197 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 19231 days ago · 48 km deep · 53 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00004ba. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:43 AM UTC.