M4.5 earthquake 135 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 135 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu on Sat, Aug 24, 1974, 9:23 AM GMT+11 (22:23 UTC), 177 km (110 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 184 km NNW 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-08-23 22:23:38 UTC
- Depth
- 177.0 km (110.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 12.896° S, 166.801° 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 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2184 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 19020 days ago · 122 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.5194 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 19012 days ago · 237 km deep · 84 km away
- 5.245 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 19011 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00007rd. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:03 PM UTC.