Vanuatu earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 120 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 120 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu on Sat, Oct 11, 1975, 10:23 PM GMT+11 (11:23 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1975-10-11 11:23:56 UTC
Depth
42.0 km (26.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.464° S, 166.523° 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
20

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9169 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 18608 days ago · 55 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.6157 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 18575 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.441 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 18562 days ago · 214 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 5.6183 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 18610 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 5.2190 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 18613 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 5.691 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 18630 days ago · 202 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000d41. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:56 AM UTC.