M4.7 earthquake 43 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 43 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu on Thu, Mar 30, 1978, 10:57 PM GMT+11 (11:57 UTC), 181 km (112 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 33 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-03-30 11:57:35 UTC
- Depth
- 181.0 km (112.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 14.163° S, 167.272° 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
- 34
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.233 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 17677 days ago · 141 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.953 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu · 17672 days ago · 220 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.035 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 17669 days ago · 108 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.944 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 17665 days ago · 214 km deep · 55 km away
- 6.763 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 17664 days ago · 160 km deep · 40 km away
- 5.049 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 17660 days ago · 207 km deep · 16 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000tuq. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC.