M6.1 earthquake 114 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 114 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu on Fri, Nov 2, 1979, 12:32 PM GMT+11 (01:32 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.1 (mb), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-11-02 01:32:19 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.319° S, 166.656° E
- Region
- Vanuatu
- Strongest shaking
- VI, strong shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VI, strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 11.6% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 1.9 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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
- 96
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0123 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 17126 days ago · 36 km deep · 31 km away
- 6.1108 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 17119 days ago · 45 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.9122 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 17119 days ago · 67 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.6108 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 17118 days ago · 57 km deep · 7 km away
- 5.3170 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 17090 days ago · 98 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.999 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 17086 days ago · 194 km deep · 42 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00013tk (also filed as gcmtb110279a, gcmt19791102013219, iscgem655012). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:55 AM UTC.