M4.3 earthquake 119 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 119 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu on Wed, Feb 2, 1983, 11:58 AM GMT+11 (00:58 UTC), 54 km (34 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 59 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-02-02 00:58:45 UTC
- Depth
- 54.3 km (33.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 12.895° S, 167.094° 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 1.5 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 usp0001st0. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:54 AM UTC.