Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 131 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 131 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu on Mon, Jun 11, 1979, 1:01 PM GMT+11 (02:01 UTC), 249 km (155 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 70 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1979-06-11 02:01:17 UTC
Depth
249.0 km (154.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
12.867° S, 166.912° 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.

How well it is located

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Stations used
20

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.370 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 17231 days ago · 36 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 4.5112 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 17272 days ago · 204 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 4.5160 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 17273 days ago · 211 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000116w. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:46 PM UTC.