Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 162 km W of Sola, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 162 km W of Sola, Vanuatu on Fri, Dec 6, 1985, 12:02 AM GMT+11 (13:02 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 124 km W of Sola, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1985-12-05 13:02:05 UTC
Depth
42.0 km (26.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.866° S, 166.047° 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.

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 60 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.0124 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14901 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 5.1150 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14898 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 4.7155 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14898 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 4.3105 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14898 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 5.3159 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14895 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 4.9149 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14890 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 5.6136 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14890 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 6.6139 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14890 days ago · 37 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 4.8132 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14890 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 5.0130 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14890 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 4.984 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14888 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 4.686 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14886 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 7.1112 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14885 days ago · 43 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 5.3Vanuatu · 14885 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 5.2105 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14885 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 6.599 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14885 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 5.195 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14885 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 4.396 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14885 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 4.482 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14885 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 4.9107 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14885 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 6.3115 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14885 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 5.3107 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14885 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 4.686 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14885 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 5.4127 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14885 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 3.998 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14885 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 4.1106 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14884 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 4.8107 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14884 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 4.2116 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14884 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 5.2126 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14884 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 5.5133 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14883 days ago · 42 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 4.5161 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14883 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 5.8111 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14882 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 4.1115 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14882 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 4.8119 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14881 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 4.390 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14881 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 4.3103 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14881 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 4.7129 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14880 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 3.8104 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14879 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 4.094 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14878 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 5.180 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14878 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 6.3136 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14878 days ago · 36 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 5.1111 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14878 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 5.3153 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14877 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 4.795 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14872 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 5.3110 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14869 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 5.5123 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 5.4120 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 5.2127 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 5.3119 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 4.3137 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 5.2126 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  52. 4.9130 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 5.3118 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 5.6121 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 5.0152 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14845 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 5.3151 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14845 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 5.2179 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14844 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 5.996 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14842 days ago · 31 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 4.2134 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14842 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 4.191 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14841 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 4.9150 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14902 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 3.7141 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14902 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 4.6116 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14903 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.4106 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14903 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 4.7145 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14905 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 5.395 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14905 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 4.7102 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14905 days ago · 31 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 4.7150 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14905 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 4.6123 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14906 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 4.6145 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14907 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 5.0106 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14907 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 5.5150 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14907 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 5.1136 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14908 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 4.5116 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14908 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 5.1141 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14908 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 5.3155 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14908 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 5.4135 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14908 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 4.5145 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14908 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 4.6143 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14908 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 4.8139 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14908 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002njr. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:14 PM UTC.