Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 112 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 112 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu on Sun, Dec 29, 1985, 5:50 AM GMT+11 (18:50 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 153 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1985-12-28 18:50:22 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.105° S, 166.872° 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 1.7 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.3153 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14877 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 5.3110 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14868 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 5.5123 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 5.4120 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 5.2127 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 5.3119 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 5.2126 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 4.9130 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 5.3118 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 5.6121 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 5.0152 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14845 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 5.3151 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14844 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 5.2179 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14844 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 5.6165 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14844 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 5.996 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14842 days ago · 31 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 4.2134 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14841 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 4.191 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14841 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 5.6155 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14836 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 5.0127 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14832 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 5.8107 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14831 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 5.267 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14830 days ago · 216 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 5.2173 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14828 days ago · 285 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 6.3136 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14878 days ago · 36 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 5.180 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14878 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 5.273 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14883 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 5.2126 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14884 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.2116 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14884 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.264 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14884 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 4.396 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14885 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 5.2105 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14885 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 4.686 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14885 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 4.960 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14888 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 4.984 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14888 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 4.839 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14891 days ago · 216 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 4.592 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14897 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 4.3105 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14897 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 4.6116 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14902 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 5.395 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14905 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 4.6123 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14906 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 5.0106 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14907 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 4.5116 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14908 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002phf. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:30 AM UTC.