M4.7 earthquake 43 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 43 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu on Wed, Aug 12, 1981, 9:03 AM GMT+11 (22:03 UTC), 200 km (124 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 44 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-08-11 22:03:36 UTC
- Depth
- 200.2 km (124.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 14.210° S, 167.346° 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 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.944 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 16445 days ago · 152 km deep · 88 km away
- 5.146 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 16436 days ago · 141 km deep · 64 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001f7w. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:06 AM UTC.