M4.8 earthquake 49 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 49 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu on Thu, Mar 22, 1984, 12:34 AM GMT+11 (13:34 UTC), 225 km (139 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 108 km W 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
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-03-21 13:34:26 UTC
- Depth
- 224.5 km (139.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 13.620° S, 167.174° 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 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.560 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu · 15523 days ago · 156 km deep · 78 km away
- 5.9108 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 15479 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
- 5.2116 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 15479 days ago · 48 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00022ut. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:48 AM UTC.