M5.2 earthquake 59 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 59 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu on Fri, Feb 25, 1983, 5:03 AM GMT+11 (18:03 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-02-24 18:03:06 UTC
- Depth
- 22.0 km (13.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.364° S, 167.383° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.592 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 15869 days ago · 215 km deep · 46 km away
- 5.140 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 15863 days ago · 218 km deep · 37 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ta0. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:42 PM UTC.