M4.6 earthquake 86 km W of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 86 km W of Sola, Vanuatu on Sun, Jul 13, 1980, 9:21 PM GMT+11 (10:21 UTC), 71 km (44 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.7 156 km WNW 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-07-13 10:21:13 UTC
- Depth
- 71.0 km (44.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 13.763° S, 166.759° 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
- 29
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.657 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16867 days ago · 209 km deep · 34 km away
- 6.7156 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16856 days ago · 48 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.8135 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16856 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.672 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16830 days ago · 182 km deep · 60 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00018up. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 AM UTC.