M5.6 earthquake 123 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 123 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu on Wed, Dec 28, 1983, 5:24 PM GMT+11 (06:24 UTC), 114 km (71 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-12-28 06:24:41 UTC
- Depth
- 114.2 km (71.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 13.056° S, 166.781° 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.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 2 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 usp00020v9 (also filed as gcmtb122883a, gcmt19831228062443, iscgem563781). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:55 AM UTC.