M4.4 earthquake 165 km N of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 165 km N of Sola, Vanuatu on Wed, Aug 24, 1983, 8:06 AM GMT+11 (21:06 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-08-23 21:06:46 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 12.378° S, 167.516° 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 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001xwf. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:41 AM UTC.