Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 184 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 184 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu on Sat, Mar 7, 1981, 3:28 PM GMT+11 (04:28 UTC), 36 km (22 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
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1981-03-07 04:28:53 UTC
Depth
35.6 km (22.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.556° S, 165.880° 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 1.9 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8135 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16604 days ago · 65 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 6.9132 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16587 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.9111 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16586 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 5.9102 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16586 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 5.3105 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16586 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.4102 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16586 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.7150 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16586 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 4.5142 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16586 days ago · 76 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 5.2113 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16586 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 5.1111 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16586 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 4.4166 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 16586 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 4.9110 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16586 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 4.2136 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 16586 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 4.5116 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16586 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 4.5109 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 16586 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 4.6115 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16585 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 5.5134 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16585 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 4.3143 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16584 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 4.5Vanuatu · 16583 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 4.6118 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16581 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 5.2142 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 16580 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 4.8115 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 16577 days ago · 41 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 5.1144 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 16577 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 4.5127 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 16643 days ago · 77 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.6116 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 16644 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 5.7118 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 16644 days ago · 82 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 5.6108 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 16647 days ago · 66 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ck0. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:11 PM UTC.