M6.1 earthquake 75 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 75 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu on Tue, May 13, 1980, 3:37 AM GMT+11 (16:37 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.1 (ms), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-05-12 16:37:34 UTC
- Depth
- 20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.464° S, 167.902° E
- Region
- Vanuatu
- Strongest shaking
- V, moderate 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
- V, moderate shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 8.3% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 2.1 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.
- Stations used
- 103
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.881 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 16934 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.181 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 16933 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.853 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 16933 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.877 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 16932 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
- 5.096 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 16932 days ago · 43 km deep · 21 km away
- 5.240 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 16920 days ago · 142 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.843 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16913 days ago · 213 km deep · 64 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001764 (also filed as gcmtb051280b, gcmt19800512163734, iscgem645510, atlas19800512163734). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:55 AM UTC.