M4.9 earthquake 163 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 163 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu on Sat, Oct 28, 1978, 1:32 AM GMT+11 (14:32 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-10-27 14:32:55 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 12.837° S, 166.473° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 9
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9181 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands · 17481 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.793 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 17464 days ago · 190 km deep · 73 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000x5b. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:23 PM UTC.