Vanuatu earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 68 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 68 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu on Thu, Oct 19, 1978, 12:39 PM GMT+11 (01:39 UTC), 210 km (130 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.2 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1978-10-19 01:39:13 UTC
Depth
210.0 km (130.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
13.486° S, 167.065° E
Region
Vanuatu
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Stations used
107

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9163 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 17497 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.793 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 17464 days ago · 190 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 5.254 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 17457 days ago · 221 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 5.681 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 17528 days ago · 202 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 6.337 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 17531 days ago · 201 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000x1s (also filed as gcmtb101978a, gcmt19781019013913, iscgem675561). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.