M5.3 earthquake 181 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 181 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu on Thu, Nov 29, 1973, 5:43 AM GMT+11 (18:43 UTC), 124 km (77 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-11-28 18:43:18 UTC
- Depth
- 124.0 km (77.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 12.521° S, 166.604° 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
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7168 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands · 19288 days ago · 31 km deep · 65 km away
- 5.3184 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 19272 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.6137 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 19243 days ago · 97 km deep · 81 km away
- 5.0197 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 19232 days ago · 48 km deep · 19 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00004bb. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:03 AM UTC.