M5.1 earthquake 208 km ENE of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 208 km ENE of Sola, Vanuatu on Sat, Oct 31, 1981, 6:37 PM GMT+11 (07:37 UTC), 653 km (406 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-10-31 07:37:19 UTC
- Depth
- 653.0 km (405.8 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 12.937° S, 169.223° 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 2.1 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001gr4 (also filed as gcmtb103181a, gcmt19811031073720, iscgem610698). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:24 PM UTC.