M4.6 earthquake 89 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 89 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu on Wed, Sep 22, 1982, 10:41 PM GMT+11 (11:41 UTC), 211 km (131 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-09-22 11:41:50 UTC
- Depth
- 210.5 km (130.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 13.235° S, 167.041° 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 1.6 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001prs. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 6:23 PM UTC.