M4.5 earthquake 92 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 92 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu on Wed, Apr 13, 1983, 9:42 AM GMT+11 (22:42 UTC), 215 km (133 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 40 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-04-12 22:42:02 UTC
- Depth
- 214.7 km (133.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 13.264° S, 166.971° 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: 3 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 usp0001uda. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:34 AM UTC.