Vanuatu earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 105 km W of Sola, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 105 km W of Sola, Vanuatu on Sat, Dec 21, 1985, 1:23 PM GMT+11 (02:23 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.5 99 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.2 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1985-12-21 02:23:41 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.938° S, 166.574° 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 2.2 and up: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 6.599 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14898 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 5.195 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14898 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.396 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14898 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 4.482 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14897 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.9107 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14897 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 6.3115 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14897 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 5.3107 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14897 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 4.686 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14897 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 5.4127 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14897 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 3.998 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14897 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 4.1106 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14896 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 4.264 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14896 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 4.8107 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14896 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 4.2116 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14896 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 5.2126 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14896 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 5.161 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14896 days ago · 218 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 5.273 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14896 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 5.5133 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14895 days ago · 42 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 4.5161 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14895 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 5.8111 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14894 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 4.1115 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14894 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 4.8119 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14893 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 4.390 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14893 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 4.3103 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14893 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 4.7129 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14892 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 4.370 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14891 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 3.8104 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14891 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 4.094 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14891 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 5.180 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14890 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 6.3136 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14890 days ago · 36 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 5.1111 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14890 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 4.7112 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14890 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 5.3153 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14889 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 4.795 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14884 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 5.3110 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14881 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 5.5123 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14876 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 5.4120 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14876 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 5.2127 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14876 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 5.3119 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14876 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 4.3137 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14876 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 5.2126 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14876 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 4.9130 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14876 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 5.3118 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14876 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  44. 5.6121 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14876 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 5.0152 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14857 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 5.3151 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14857 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 5.2179 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14856 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 5.996 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14855 days ago · 31 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 4.2134 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14854 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 4.191 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14853 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 5.6155 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14849 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 5.0127 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14844 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 5.8107 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14844 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 5.746 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14843 days ago · 206 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 5.267 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14843 days ago · 216 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 5.3Vanuatu · 14898 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 7.1112 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14898 days ago · 43 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 4.686 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14898 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 4.960 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14900 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 4.984 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14901 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 5.0130 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14902 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.8132 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14902 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 6.6139 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14902 days ago · 37 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 5.6136 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14902 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 4.9149 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14902 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 4.839 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14903 days ago · 216 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 5.3159 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14907 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 4.592 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14909 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 4.3105 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14910 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 4.7155 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14910 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 5.1150 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14910 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 5.0124 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14913 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 4.6162 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14913 days ago · 42 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 4.9150 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14914 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 3.7141 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14915 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002p4t. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:59 PM UTC.