M4.8 earthquake 174 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 174 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu on Fri, Apr 25, 1975, 10:42 AM GMT+11 (23:42 UTC), 226 km (140 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 192 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-04-24 23:42:27 UTC
- Depth
- 226.0 km (140.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 12.432° S, 166.909° 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
- 23
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1192 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 18761 days ago · 61 km deep · 45 km away
- 5.3193 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 18736 days ago · 37 km deep · 55 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000asx. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:14 AM UTC.