M4.2 earthquake 46 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 46 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu on Sun, Feb 28, 1982, 3:37 PM GMT+11 (04:37 UTC), 60 km (37 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 86 km NNW 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
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-02-28 04:37:46 UTC
- Depth
- 60.0 km (37.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.636° S, 167.199° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.512 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16267 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.186 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16258 days ago · 196 km deep · 48 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001jvz. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:34 PM UTC.