M4.5 earthquake 213 km ENE of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 213 km ENE of Sola, Vanuatu on Sat, Oct 31, 1981, 11:00 PM GMT+11 (12:00 UTC), 655 km (407 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 205 km ENE of Sola, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-10-31 12:00:35 UTC
- Depth
- 655.1 km (407.1 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 12.850° S, 169.221° 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 1.5 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 usp0001grc. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:36 AM UTC.