M4.8 earthquake 76 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 76 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu on Sat, Oct 4, 1980, 11:56 PM GMT+11 (12:56 UTC), 208 km (129 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 155 km NW 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-10-04 12:56:59 UTC
- Depth
- 208.0 km (129.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 13.327° S, 167.125° 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
- 19
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001a2x. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:07 AM UTC.