M5.0 earthquake 207 km ENE of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 207 km ENE of Sola, Vanuatu on Sat, Jun 30, 1984, 2:27 AM GMT+11 (15:27 UTC), 662 km (412 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-06-29 15:27:54 UTC
- Depth
- 662.4 km (411.6 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 12.866° S, 169.171° 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 2.0 and up: 1 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 usp00025d0. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:51 AM UTC.