Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 135 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 135 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu on Wed, Jul 30, 1980, 3:04 AM GMT+11 (16:04 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1980-07-29 16:04:26 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.458° S, 166.377° E
Region
Vanuatu
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from
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Stations used
30

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.7Vanuatu · 16801 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 6.7156 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16856 days ago · 48 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 5.3198 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16867 days ago · 48 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.657 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16867 days ago · 209 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 5.0226 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16872 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.686 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 16872 days ago · 71 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 5.1194 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16872 days ago · 53 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 5.1162 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16873 days ago · 90 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 5.2138 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16874 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 5.2165 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16874 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 4.6115 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16874 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 4.8169 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16875 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 4.8175 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16875 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 5.3217 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16875 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 6.7213 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16876 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 5.2197 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16876 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 5.4178 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16876 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 5.9212 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16876 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 4.8185 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16876 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 5.9197 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16876 days ago · 37 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 4.8199 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16876 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000195a. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:30 AM UTC.