Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 145 km W of Sola, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 145 km W of Sola, Vanuatu on Fri, Nov 29, 1985, 3:23 AM GMT+11 (16:23 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 135 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1985-11-28 16:23:52 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.007° S, 166.212° E
Region
Vanuatu
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 76 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.4135 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14908 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 5.3155 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14908 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 5.1141 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14908 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 4.5116 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14908 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 5.1136 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14908 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 5.5150 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14908 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 5.0106 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14907 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 4.6145 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14907 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 4.6123 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14906 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 4.7150 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14905 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 4.7102 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14905 days ago · 31 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 5.395 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14905 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 4.7145 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14905 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 4.4106 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14903 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 4.6116 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14903 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 3.7141 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14903 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 4.9150 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14902 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 4.6162 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14901 days ago · 42 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 5.0124 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14901 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 5.1150 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14898 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 4.7155 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14898 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 4.3105 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14898 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 4.592 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14897 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 5.3159 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14895 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 4.9149 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14890 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 5.6136 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14890 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 6.6139 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14890 days ago · 37 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 4.8132 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14890 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 5.0130 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14890 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 4.984 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14888 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 4.960 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14888 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 4.686 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14886 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 7.1112 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14886 days ago · 43 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 5.3Vanuatu · 14886 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 5.2105 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14886 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 6.599 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14886 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 5.195 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14885 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 4.396 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14885 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 4.482 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14885 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 4.9107 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14885 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 6.3115 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14885 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 5.3107 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14885 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 4.686 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14885 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 5.4127 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14885 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 3.998 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14885 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 4.1106 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14884 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 4.8107 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14884 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 4.2116 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14884 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 5.2126 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14884 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 5.273 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14884 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 5.5133 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14883 days ago · 42 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 4.5161 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14883 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 5.8111 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14882 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 4.1115 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14882 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 4.8119 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14881 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 4.390 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14881 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 4.3103 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14881 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  58. 4.7129 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14880 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 4.370 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14879 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 3.8104 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14879 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of 76.

Before

  1. 4.6143 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14908 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 4.8139 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14908 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 4.4149 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14908 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 5.9136 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14908 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 4.9135 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14908 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 4.8155 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14908 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 4.7146 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14908 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 5.4123 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14908 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 7.0148 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14908 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 5.6130 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14908 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 5.6150 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14909 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 5.5125 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14909 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 7.0142 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14909 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002nb7. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:17 PM UTC.