M4.4 earthquake 25 km NE of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 25 km NE of Sola, Vanuatu on Sat, Jun 25, 1983, 9:54 AM GMT+11 (22:54 UTC), 166 km (103 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 42 km E of Sola, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-06-24 22:54:56 UTC
- Depth
- 166.3 km (103.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 13.711° S, 167.714° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 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 usp0001wbx. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:39 PM UTC.