Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 135 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 135 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu on Tue, Apr 7, 1981, 8:01 PM GMT+11 (09:01 UTC), 65 km (40 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
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1981-04-07 09:01:39 UTC
Depth
64.8 km (40.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.428° S, 166.382° 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 1.8 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 6.9132 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16593 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 4.9111 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16593 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 5.9102 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16593 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 5.3105 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16593 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 4.4102 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16593 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.7150 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16593 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 4.5142 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16593 days ago · 76 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 5.2113 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16593 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 5.1111 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16593 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 4.4166 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 16592 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 4.9110 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16592 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 4.2136 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 16592 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 4.5116 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16592 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 4.5109 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 16592 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 4.6115 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16592 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 5.5134 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16592 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 4.3143 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16591 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 4.5Vanuatu · 16589 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 4.6118 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16588 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 5.2142 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 16587 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 4.8115 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 16584 days ago · 41 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 5.1144 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 16584 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 4.4133 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16563 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 4.6149 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16562 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001d1q. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:09 AM UTC.