M4.9 earthquake 83 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 83 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu on Wed, Jun 25, 1975, 8:01 AM GMT+11 (21:01 UTC), 191 km (119 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 84 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-06-24 21:01:07 UTC
- Depth
- 191.0 km (118.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 13.212° S, 167.191° 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
- 9
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.384 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 18713 days ago · 190 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.770 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 18673 days ago · 58 km deep · 29 km away
- 5.0166 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 18658 days ago · 220 km deep · 86 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000bru. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:30 AM UTC.