M4.8 earthquake 85 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 85 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu on Sun, Jun 13, 1982, 9:07 PM GMT+11 (10:07 UTC), 203 km (126 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-06-13 10:07:12 UTC
- Depth
- 202.5 km (125.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 13.254° S, 167.085° 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: 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 usp0001mwd. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:04 AM UTC.