M3.8 earthquake 53 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 53 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu on Tue, May 13, 1980, 8:12 PM GMT+11 (09:12 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.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-05-13 09:12:48 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.353° S, 167.655° 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
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.877 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 16933 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 5.096 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 16933 days ago · 43 km deep · 47 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 · 35 km away
Before
- 4.181 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 16933 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.881 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 16934 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 6.175 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 16934 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.946 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16936 days ago · 203 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.339 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16936 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 5.419 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 16950 days ago · 114 km deep · 79 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000176f. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:46 AM UTC.