M4.8 earthquake 205 km ENE of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 205 km ENE of Sola, Vanuatu on Wed, Nov 4, 1981, 4:35 AM GMT+11 (17:35 UTC), 654 km (406 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-11-03 17:35:30 UTC
- Depth
- 654.1 km (406.4 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 12.980° S, 169.216° 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 1.8 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001gsx. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:21 AM UTC.