M5.1 earthquake 26 km N of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 26 km N of Sola, Vanuatu on Mon, May 23, 1983, 4:02 AM GMT+11 (17:02 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-05-22 17:02:47 UTC
- Depth
- 44.0 km (27.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.640° S, 167.527° E
- Region
- Vanuatu
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · 6 stations |
| 5.33 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.27 |
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 2.1 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.425 km NE of Sola, Vanuatu · 15805 days ago · 166 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.942 km E of Sola, Vanuatu · 15796 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001vjs (also filed as iscgem576820). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:30 PM UTC.