M4.7 earthquake 210 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 210 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu on Wed, Jun 2, 1982, 6:00 PM GMT+11 (07:00 UTC), 88 km (55 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 209 km S 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-06-02 07:00:02 UTC
- Depth
- 87.8 km (54.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 12.863° S, 165.905° 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 1.7 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001mnd. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:34 AM UTC.