M4.6 earthquake 182 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 182 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu on Wed, Jul 27, 1983, 2:22 PM GMT+11 (03:22 UTC), 241 km (149 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-07-27 03:22:57 UTC
- Depth
- 240.5 km (149.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 12.300° S, 167.043° 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 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2167 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 15745 days ago · 154 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.4165 km N of Sola, Vanuatu · 15736 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001x5c. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.