M5.1 earthquake 86 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 86 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu on Sun, Mar 28, 1982, 11:14 PM GMT+11 (12:14 UTC), 196 km (122 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-03-28 12:14:38 UTC
- Depth
- 196.0 km (121.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 13.204° S, 167.144° E
- Region
- Vanuatu
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · 16 stations |
| 5.23 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 5.2 | Mwc, centroid moment | Global CMT project | Preliminary |
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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001kdr (also filed as gcmtb032882c, gcmt19820328121438, iscgem603197). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:28 PM UTC.