M4.2 earthquake 57 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 57 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu on Sat, Aug 13, 1977, 5:41 PM GMT+11 (06:41 UTC), 83 km (52 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 19 km W 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
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-08-13 06:41:44 UTC
- Depth
- 83.0 km (51.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 14.252° S, 167.178° 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
- 15
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.119 km W of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 17925 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
- 6.593 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 17916 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.2122 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 17913 days ago · 90 km deep · 93 km away
- 5.593 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 17901 days ago · 73 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.8120 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 17901 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000q2n. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:52 PM UTC.