M4.5 earthquake 263 km ENE of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 263 km ENE of Sola, Vanuatu on Sun, Dec 2, 1984, 1:13 AM GMT+11 (14:13 UTC), 677 km (421 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 258 km ENE of Sola, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-12-01 14:13:34 UTC
- Depth
- 677.4 km (420.9 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 12.917° S, 169.774° 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 1.5 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 usp00029p7. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:39 PM UTC.