Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 116 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 116 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu on Mon, Dec 23, 1985, 6:56 AM GMT+11 (19:56 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 126 km W 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 19:56:14 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.559° S, 166.529° 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: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.2126 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14883 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 5.273 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14883 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 5.5133 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14883 days ago · 42 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 5.8111 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14882 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.1115 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14882 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.8119 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14881 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.390 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14880 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 4.3103 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14880 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 4.7129 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14880 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 3.8104 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14879 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 4.094 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14878 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 5.180 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14878 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 6.3136 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14878 days ago · 36 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 5.1111 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14878 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 4.7112 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14878 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 5.3153 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14877 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 4.795 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14872 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 5.3110 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14868 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 5.5123 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 5.4120 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 5.2127 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 5.3119 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 4.3137 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 5.2126 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 4.9130 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 5.3118 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 5.6121 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 5.0152 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14845 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 5.3151 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14844 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 5.2179 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14844 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 5.6165 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14843 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 5.996 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14842 days ago · 31 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 4.2134 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14841 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 4.191 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14841 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 5.6155 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14836 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 5.0127 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14832 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 5.8107 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14831 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 5.267 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14830 days ago · 216 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 4.8107 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14884 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.264 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14884 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.1106 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14884 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 3.998 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14885 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 5.4127 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14885 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 4.686 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14885 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 5.3107 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14885 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 6.3115 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14885 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 4.9107 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14885 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 4.482 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14885 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 4.396 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14885 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 5.195 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14885 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 6.599 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14885 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 5.2105 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14885 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 5.3Vanuatu · 14885 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 7.1112 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14885 days ago · 43 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 4.686 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14885 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 4.960 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14888 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 4.984 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14888 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 5.0130 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14890 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002p8q. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:08 AM UTC.