Vanuatu earthquakes

M5.4 earthquake 120 km W of Sola, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 120 km W of Sola, Vanuatu on Sat, Jan 11, 1986, 4:27 PM GMT+11 (05:27 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 96 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.4 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1986-01-11 05:27:18 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.735° S, 166.446° 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 2.4 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.2127 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14871 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 5.3119 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14871 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 4.3137 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14871 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 5.2126 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14871 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 4.9130 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14871 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 5.3118 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14871 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 5.6121 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14871 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 5.0152 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14852 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 5.3151 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14852 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 5.2179 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14851 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 5.6165 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14851 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 5.996 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14849 days ago · 31 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 4.2134 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14848 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 4.191 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14848 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 5.6155 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14843 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 5.0127 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14839 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 5.8107 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14838 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 5.267 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14837 days ago · 216 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 5.575 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14828 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 5.5123 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14871 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 5.3110 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14875 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 4.795 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14879 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 5.3153 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14884 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.7112 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14885 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 5.1111 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14885 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 6.3136 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14885 days ago · 36 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 5.180 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14885 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.094 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14885 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 3.8104 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14886 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 4.370 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14886 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 4.7129 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14887 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 4.3103 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14888 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 4.390 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14888 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 4.8119 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14888 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 4.1115 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14889 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 5.8111 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14889 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 4.5161 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14889 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 5.5133 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14890 days ago · 42 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 5.273 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14890 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away

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