Vanuatu earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 190 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 190 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu on Tue, Oct 7, 1975, 11:08 PM GMT+11 (12:08 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 196 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.2 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1975-10-07 12:08:44 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
12.622° S, 166.345° E
Region
Vanuatu
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Stations used
11

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.6183 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 18618 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 5.1120 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 18617 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.9169 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 18616 days ago · 55 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 5.4192 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 18606 days ago · 67 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 4.6157 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 18583 days ago · 30 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 5.9196 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 18579 days ago · 60 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 7.0188 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 18621 days ago · 54 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 4.6165 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands · 18628 days ago · 231 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 5.2Santa Cruz Islands · 18648 days ago · 107 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 5.5138 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 18648 days ago · 40 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000d2w. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:33 AM UTC.