M4.4 earthquake 125 km W of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 125 km W of Sola, Vanuatu on Fri, Aug 27, 1982, 1:51 AM GMT+11 (14:51 UTC), 82 km (51 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 89 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-08-26 14:51:37 UTC
- Depth
- 81.7 km (50.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 13.769° S, 166.393° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.689 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16079 days ago · 211 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.235 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 16066 days ago · 232 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.5103 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 16060 days ago · 96 km deep · 69 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001p8n. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:38 AM UTC.