M5.1 earthquake 40 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 40 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu on Tue, Apr 19, 1983, 4:15 AM GMT+11 (17:15 UTC), 218 km (135 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-04-18 17:15:04 UTC
- Depth
- 217.8 km (135.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 13.666° S, 167.248° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6111 km N of Sola, Vanuatu · 15845 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 5.126 km N of Sola, Vanuatu · 15838 days ago · 44 km deep · 30 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ujc. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:34 AM UTC.