M4.7 earthquake 204 km N of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 204 km N of Sola, Vanuatu on Thu, Nov 29, 1984, 12:31 PM GMT+11 (01:31 UTC), 369 km (229 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 181 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-11-29 01:31:06 UTC
- Depth
- 368.8 km (229.2 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 12.034° S, 167.718° 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 1.7 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 usp00029k7. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:53 PM UTC.