M6.6 earthquake 71 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 71 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu on Sat, Dec 4, 1982, 9:29 AM GMT+11 (22:29 UTC), 257 km (160 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.6 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-12-03 22:29:59 UTC
- Depth
- 256.7 km (159.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 13.323° S, 167.205° E
- Region
- Vanuatu
- Strongest shaking
- IV, light shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- IV, light shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 1.4% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 0.2 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001r8k (also filed as gcmtc120382b, gcmt19821203223000, iscgem586324). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:22 AM UTC.