M5.0 earthquake 96 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 96 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu on Wed, May 14, 1980, 10:13 AM GMT+11 (23:13 UTC), 43 km (27 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 40 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-05-13 23:13:39 UTC
- Depth
- 43.0 km (26.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.637° S, 167.983° 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.
- Stations used
- 56
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.527 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 16921 days ago · 127 km deep · 96 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 · 81 km away
Before
- 4.877 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 16933 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.853 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 16934 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.181 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 16934 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.881 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 16934 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 6.175 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 16934 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.946 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16936 days ago · 203 km deep · 87 km away
- 5.419 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 16950 days ago · 114 km deep · 91 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000176q. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:35 PM UTC.