M5.6 earthquake 91 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 91 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu on Sat, Sep 20, 1975, 10:56 PM GMT+11 (11:56 UTC), 202 km (126 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M7.0 188 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
- 5.6 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-09-20 11:56:08 UTC
- Depth
- 202.0 km (125.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 13.210° S, 167.047° 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
- 5
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 7.0188 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 18626 days ago · 54 km deep · 97 km away
- 5.1120 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 18622 days ago · 42 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.9169 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 18621 days ago · 55 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.6157 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 18588 days ago · 30 km deep · 67 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000cvv. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:08 AM UTC.