M4.7 earthquake 75 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 75 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu on Mon, Aug 19, 1974, 4:54 AM GMT+11 (17:54 UTC), 179 km (111 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 45 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-08-18 17:54:16 UTC
- Depth
- 179.0 km (111.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 13.450° S, 167.003° 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
- 14
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 2 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 usp00007p4. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:22 AM UTC.