Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 115 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 115 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu on Sun, Apr 26, 1981, 10:20 PM GMT+11 (11:20 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
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1981-04-26 11:20:13 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.439° S, 166.586° 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 1.6 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.5134 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16586 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 4.3143 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16585 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.5Vanuatu · 16583 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.6118 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16582 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 5.2142 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 16581 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.8115 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 16578 days ago · 41 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 5.1144 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 16578 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 4.4133 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16557 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 4.6149 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16556 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 4.4123 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16538 days ago · 73 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 4.5109 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 16586 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.5116 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16586 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 4.2136 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 16586 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.9110 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16586 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 4.4166 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 16587 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 5.1111 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16587 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 5.2113 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16587 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 4.5142 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16587 days ago · 76 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 4.7150 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16587 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 4.4102 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16587 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 5.3105 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16587 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 5.9102 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16587 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 4.9111 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16587 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 6.9132 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16587 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 4.8135 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16605 days ago · 65 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001dcj. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:33 AM UTC.