M5.3 earthquake 81 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 81 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu on Mon, Mar 7, 1977, 2:06 PM GMT+11 (03:06 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 39 km N 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
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-03-07 03:06:51 UTC
- Depth
- 28.0 km (17.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.553° S, 167.856° 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
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.226 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 18079 days ago · 119 km deep · 78 km away
- 5.739 km N of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 18075 days ago · 109 km deep · 82 km away
- 5.352 km S of Sola, Vanuatu · 18068 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
- 5.168 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 18061 days ago · 28 km deep · 45 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000mu4. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:20 PM UTC.