M4.1 earthquake 81 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 81 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu on Tue, May 13, 1980, 10:57 AM GMT+11 (23:57 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 77 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-05-12 23:57:35 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.548° S, 167.870° 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
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.853 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 16934 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.877 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 16933 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
- 5.096 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 16933 days ago · 43 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.527 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 16921 days ago · 127 km deep · 94 km away
- 5.240 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 16920 days ago · 142 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.843 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16914 days ago · 213 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000176a. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC.