Vanuatu earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 110 km W of Sola, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 110 km W of Sola, Vanuatu on Tue, Jan 7, 1986, 9:51 AM GMT+11 (22:51 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 123 km W of Sola, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.3 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1986-01-06 22:51:33 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.792° S, 166.533° 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 2.3 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.5123 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 5.4120 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 5.2127 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 5.3119 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 4.3137 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 5.2126 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 4.9130 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 5.3118 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 5.6121 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 5.0152 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14845 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 5.3151 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14845 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 5.2179 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14844 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 5.996 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14843 days ago · 31 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 4.2134 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14842 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 4.191 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14841 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 5.6155 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14837 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 5.0127 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14832 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 5.8107 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14832 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 5.746 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14831 days ago · 206 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 5.267 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14831 days ago · 216 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 5.575 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14821 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 4.795 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14872 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 5.3153 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14877 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.7112 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14878 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 5.1111 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14878 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 6.3136 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14878 days ago · 36 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 5.180 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14878 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 4.094 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14879 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 3.8104 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14879 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 4.370 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14879 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 4.7129 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14880 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 4.3103 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14881 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 4.390 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14881 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 4.8119 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14881 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 4.1115 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14882 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 5.8111 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14882 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 4.5161 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14883 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 5.5133 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14883 days ago · 42 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 5.273 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14884 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 5.2126 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14884 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 4.2116 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14884 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002pu5. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:34 PM UTC.