M5.3 earthquake 145 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 145 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu on Tue, Sep 7, 1976, 4:57 PM GMT+11 (05:57 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-09-07 05:57:31 UTC
- Depth
- 69.0 km (42.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.213° S, 166.392° 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
- 61
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.394 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 18277 days ago · 165 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.8105 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 18274 days ago · 198 km deep · 63 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000j90 (also filed as iscgem708163). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:11 AM UTC.