M4.7 earthquake 185 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 185 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu on Sun, Oct 31, 1976, 9:21 AM GMT+11 (22:21 UTC), 271 km (168 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 158 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-10-30 22:21:28 UTC
- Depth
- 271.0 km (168.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 12.246° S, 167.158° 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
- 46
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000k4f. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:56 AM UTC.