M5.0 earthquake 179 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 179 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu on Tue, Jul 5, 1983, 1:58 PM GMT+11 (02:58 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 167 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-07-05 02:58:00 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 12.399° S, 166.876° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 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 usp0001wk0. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:59 PM UTC.