Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 116 km W of Sola, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 116 km W of Sola, Vanuatu on Fri, Feb 27, 1981, 5:22 AM GMT+11 (18:22 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 184 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1981-02-26 18:22:39 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.691° S, 166.488° E
Region
Vanuatu
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5127 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 16643 days ago · 77 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 4.9184 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16635 days ago · 36 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.8135 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16603 days ago · 65 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 6.9132 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16586 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 4.9111 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16586 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 5.9102 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16586 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 5.3105 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16586 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 4.4102 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16586 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 4.7150 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16586 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 4.5142 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16585 days ago · 76 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 5.2113 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16585 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 5.1111 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16585 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 4.4166 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 16585 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 4.9110 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16585 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 4.2136 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 16585 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 4.5116 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16585 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 4.5109 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 16585 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 4.6115 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16584 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 5.5134 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16584 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 4.3143 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16583 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 5.7118 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 16643 days ago · 82 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 5.6108 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 16646 days ago · 66 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ced. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 8:23 PM UTC.