M5.1 earthquake 196 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 196 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu on Wed, Apr 13, 1983, 3:00 AM GMT+11 (16:00 UTC), 288 km (179 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-04-12 16:00:56 UTC
- Depth
- 287.6 km (178.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 12.155° S, 167.115° 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 2.1 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 usp0001ucy. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.