Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 64 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 64 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu on Sun, Dec 22, 1985, 7:11 PM GMT+11 (08:11 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.3 136 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1985-12-22 08:11:31 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.591° S, 167.034° 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 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8107 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14892 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.2116 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14892 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 5.2126 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14892 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 5.161 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14892 days ago · 218 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 5.273 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14892 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 5.5133 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14891 days ago · 42 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 4.1115 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14890 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 4.390 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14889 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.7129 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14888 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 5.180 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14886 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 6.3136 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14886 days ago · 36 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 4.7112 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14886 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 5.3153 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14886 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 5.3110 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14877 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 5.5123 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14873 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 5.4120 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14873 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 5.2127 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14873 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 5.3119 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14873 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 4.3137 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14872 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 5.2126 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14872 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 4.9130 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14872 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 5.3118 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14872 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 5.6121 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14872 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 5.0152 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14853 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 5.3151 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14853 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 5.996 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14851 days ago · 31 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 4.2134 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14850 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 4.191 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14849 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 5.6155 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14845 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 5.0127 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14840 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 5.8107 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14840 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 5.746 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14839 days ago · 206 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 5.267 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14839 days ago · 216 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 4.943 km NE of Sola, Vanuatu · 14837 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 5.4127 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14893 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.686 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14893 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 5.3107 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14893 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 6.3115 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14893 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.9107 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14893 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.482 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14893 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.396 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14894 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 5.195 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14894 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 6.599 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14894 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 5.2105 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14894 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 5.3Vanuatu · 14894 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 7.1112 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14894 days ago · 43 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 4.686 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14894 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 4.960 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14896 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 4.984 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14897 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 4.9149 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14899 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 4.839 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14899 days ago · 216 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 4.592 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14905 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 4.3105 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14906 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 4.7155 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14906 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002p7y. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:49 PM UTC.