Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 157 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 157 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu on Fri, Nov 14, 1975, 9:16 PM GMT+11 (10:16 UTC), 30 km (19 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
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1975-11-14 10:16:22 UTC
Depth
30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
12.837° S, 166.561° 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.

How well it is located

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Stations used
13

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.9196 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 18580 days ago · 60 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 5.3156 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 18556 days ago · 53 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.9176 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 18548 days ago · 51 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 4.8187 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 18541 days ago · 199 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.678 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 18527 days ago · 198 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 4.9183 km N of Sola, Vanuatu · 18591 days ago · 269 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 5.4192 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 18607 days ago · 67 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000dk6. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:52 AM UTC.