M4.4 earthquake 123 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 123 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu on Sun, Jun 14, 1981, 12:10 AM GMT+11 (13:10 UTC), 73 km (45 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 95 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-06-13 13:10:45 UTC
- Depth
- 73.2 km (45.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 13.491° S, 166.482° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1111 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16525 days ago · 199 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.695 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16496 days ago · 64 km deep · 30 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayVanuatu earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001e4u. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:09 PM UTC.