M4.6 earthquake 78 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 78 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu on Sun, Jan 11, 1976, 6:53 AM GMT+11 (19:53 UTC), 198 km (123 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-01-10 19:53:36 UTC
- Depth
- 198.0 km (123.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 13.306° S, 167.120° 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
- 15
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ecw. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:22 AM UTC.