M4.5 earthquake 47 km S of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 47 km S of Sola, Vanuatu on Wed, Jan 26, 1977, 3:29 AM GMT+11 (16:29 UTC), 203 km (126 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 55 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-01-25 16:29:16 UTC
- Depth
- 203.0 km (126.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 14.302° S, 167.487° 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
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.755 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 18133 days ago · 172 km deep · 39 km away
- 5.281 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 18097 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.381 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 18097 days ago · 28 km deep · 49 km away
- 5.226 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 18079 days ago · 119 km deep · 67 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000mbq. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:21 PM UTC.