Vanuatu earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 105 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 105 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu on Sat, Apr 25, 1981, 5:31 PM GMT+11 (06:31 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 134 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.3 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1981-04-25 06:31:18 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.660° S, 166.606° 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.

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4102 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16586 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 4.7150 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16586 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.5142 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16586 days ago · 76 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 5.2113 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16586 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 5.1111 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16586 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 4.4166 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 16586 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.9110 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16585 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 4.2136 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 16585 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 4.5116 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16585 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 4.5109 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 16585 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 4.6115 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16585 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 5.5134 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16585 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 4.3143 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16584 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 4.5Vanuatu · 16582 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 4.6118 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16581 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 5.2142 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 16580 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 4.8115 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 16577 days ago · 41 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 5.1144 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 16577 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 4.4133 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16556 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 4.6149 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16555 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 4.4123 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16537 days ago · 73 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 4.847 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16528 days ago · 189 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 5.9102 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16586 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 4.9111 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16586 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 6.9132 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16586 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 4.8135 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16604 days ago · 65 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001dbd. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:56 AM UTC.