M5.3 earthquake 84 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 84 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu on Sun, Jun 29, 1975, 11:30 AM GMT+11 (00:30 UTC), 190 km (118 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
- 1975-06-29 00:30:15 UTC
- Depth
- 190.0 km (118.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 13.272° S, 167.081° 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.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 62
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.770 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 18673 days ago · 58 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.0166 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 18658 days ago · 220 km deep · 91 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000btr. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:03 PM UTC.