M4.2 earthquake 154 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 154 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu on Sat, Jun 24, 1978, 5:42 AM GMT+11 (18:42 UTC), 136 km (85 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 196 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-06-23 18:42:42 UTC
- Depth
- 136.0 km (84.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 12.778° S, 166.674° 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
- 10
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000v8k. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:57 PM UTC.