Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 162 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 162 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu on Tue, Aug 3, 1982, 7:52 AM GMT+11 (20:52 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.0 207 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1982-08-02 20:52:20 UTC
Depth
43.9 km (27.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.271° S, 166.188° E
Region
Vanuatu
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 7.0207 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands · 16119 days ago · 31 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 5.6198 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16115 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.4125 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 16098 days ago · 82 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.689 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16071 days ago · 211 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ntd. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:45 PM UTC.