M7.0 earthquake 188 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck 188 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu on Tue, Oct 7, 1975, 9:24 AM GMT+11 (22:24 UTC), 54 km (34 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.0 (ms), major
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-10-06 22:24:16 UTC
- Depth
- 54.0 km (33.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 12.519° S, 166.499° E
- Region
- Vanuatu
- Strongest shaking
- VI, strong shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VI, strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 13.7% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 2.6 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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
- 108
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2190 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 18613 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
- 5.6183 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 18610 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.9169 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 18608 days ago · 55 km deep · 42 km away
- 5.4192 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 18598 days ago · 67 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.9183 km N of Sola, Vanuatu · 18582 days ago · 269 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.6157 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 18575 days ago · 30 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.9196 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 18571 days ago · 60 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.0184 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 18556 days ago · 246 km deep · 88 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000d2p (also filed as iscgem722610). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:26 AM UTC.