M4.9 earthquake 182 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 182 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu on Fri, May 14, 1982, 8:26 AM GMT+11 (21:26 UTC), 196 km (122 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 163 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-05-13 21:26:07 UTC
- Depth
- 196.0 km (121.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 12.406° S, 166.782° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5171 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16202 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
- 5.4163 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16198 days ago · 219 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.885 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16179 days ago · 203 km deep · 100 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001m9s. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:54 PM UTC.