Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 47 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 47 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu on Mon, Jun 22, 1981, 6:08 PM GMT+11 (07:08 UTC), 189 km (118 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1981-06-22 07:08:06 UTC
Depth
189.4 km (117.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
14.130° S, 167.194° E
Region
Vanuatu
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.695 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16496 days ago · 64 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.444 km ENE of Sola, Vanuatu · 16494 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.743 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16478 days ago · 200 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 5.24 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 16529 days ago · 125 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.816 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 16553 days ago · 130 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 5.944 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 16553 days ago · 125 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001e9q. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:22 PM UTC.