M4.5 earthquake 225 km ENE of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 225 km ENE of Sola, Vanuatu on Fri, Nov 28, 1980, 12:07 AM GMT+11 (13:07 UTC), 650 km (404 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-11-27 13:07:17 UTC
- Depth
- 650.0 km (403.9 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 12.866° S, 169.355° 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
- 40
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 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 usp0001b1w. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC.