M4.1 earthquake 111 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 111 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu on Fri, Jun 26, 1981, 2:07 AM GMT+11 (15:07 UTC), 199 km (123 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
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-06-25 15:07:40 UTC
- Depth
- 198.6 km (123.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 13.048° S, 166.968° 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ebe. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:30 PM UTC.