Vanuatu earthquakes

M5.7 earthquake 118 km W of Sola, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 118 km W of Sola, Vanuatu on Fri, Feb 27, 1981, 4:18 AM GMT+11 (17:18 UTC), 82 km (51 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.9 132 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.7 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1981-02-26 17:18:18 UTC
Depth
82.1 km (51.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
13.925° S, 166.461° 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.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.7 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6116 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 16648 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 4.5127 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 16648 days ago · 77 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 4.9184 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16640 days ago · 36 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.8135 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16609 days ago · 65 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 5.557 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 16593 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 6.9132 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16591 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 4.9111 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16591 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 5.9102 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16591 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 5.3105 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16591 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 4.4102 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16591 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 4.7150 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16591 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 4.5142 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16591 days ago · 76 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 5.2113 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16591 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 5.1111 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16591 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 4.4166 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 16591 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 4.9110 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16591 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 4.2136 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 16590 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 4.5116 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16590 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 4.5109 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 16590 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 4.6115 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16590 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 5.5134 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16590 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 4.3143 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16589 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 5.6108 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 16652 days ago · 66 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ceb (also filed as gcmtb022681a, gcmt19810226171818, iscgem631988). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 4:24 AM UTC.