M4.8 earthquake 157 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 157 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu on Sat, May 14, 1977, 2:06 AM GMT+11 (15:06 UTC), 96 km (60 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 Santa Cruz Islands. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-05-13 15:06:25 UTC
- Depth
- 96.0 km (59.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 12.904° S, 166.492° 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
- 8
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 1 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 usp0000nvm. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:13 AM UTC.