Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 115 km W of Sola, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 115 km W of Sola, Vanuatu on Mon, May 4, 1981, 4:13 PM GMT+11 (05:13 UTC), 41 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 144 km W of Sola, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1981-05-04 05:13:03 UTC
Depth
40.9 km (25.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.968° S, 166.489° E
Region
Vanuatu
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.1144 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 16578 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 4.4133 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16557 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.6149 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16556 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.4123 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16538 days ago · 73 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.847 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16529 days ago · 189 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 5.2142 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 16581 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.6118 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16582 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.5Vanuatu · 16584 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 4.3143 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16585 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 5.5134 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16586 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.6115 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16586 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 4.5109 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 16587 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 4.5116 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16587 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 4.2136 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 16587 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 4.9110 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16587 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 4.4166 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 16587 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 5.1111 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16587 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 5.2113 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16587 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 4.5142 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16587 days ago · 76 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 4.7150 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16587 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 4.4102 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16587 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 5.3105 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16587 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 5.9102 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16587 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 4.9111 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16587 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 6.9132 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16588 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001dh6. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:07 PM UTC.