M5.0 earthquake 44 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 44 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu on Sun, Feb 5, 1978, 8:43 AM GMT+11 (21:43 UTC), 200 km (124 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-02-04 21:43:22 UTC
- Depth
- 200.0 km (124.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 13.754° S, 167.164° 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
- 19
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 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 usp0000su8. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:21 AM UTC.