M4.9 earthquake 169 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 169 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu on Sun, Oct 12, 1975, 1:52 PM GMT+11 (02:52 UTC), 55 km (34 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 192 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-10-12 02:52:32 UTC
- Depth
- 55.0 km (34.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 12.875° S, 166.366° 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
- 17
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.4192 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 18599 days ago · 67 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.6157 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 18575 days ago · 30 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.9196 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 18571 days ago · 60 km deep · 75 km away
Before
- 5.1120 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 18609 days ago · 42 km deep · 68 km away
- 5.6183 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 18610 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
- 5.2190 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 18613 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
- 7.0188 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 18614 days ago · 54 km deep · 42 km away
- 5.691 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 18630 days ago · 202 km deep · 83 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000d49. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:15 PM UTC.