M5.2 earthquake 127 km W of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 127 km W of Sola, Vanuatu on Sat, Jan 11, 1986, 5:26 PM GMT+11 (06:26 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 119 km W of Sola, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-01-11 06:26:45 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.690° S, 166.392° E
- Region
- Vanuatu
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.3119 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.3137 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 5.2126 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.9130 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
- 5.3118 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
- 5.6121 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 5.0152 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14845 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.3151 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14845 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.2179 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14844 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 5.6165 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14844 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.996 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14843 days ago · 31 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.2134 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14842 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.191 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14841 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.6155 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14837 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 5.0127 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14832 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 5.8107 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14832 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
- 5.267 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14831 days ago · 216 km deep · 80 km away
- 5.575 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14821 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
Before
- 5.4120 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14865 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
- 5.5123 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14865 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
- 5.3110 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14869 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.795 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14872 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 5.3153 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14877 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.7112 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14878 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
- 5.1111 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14878 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 6.3136 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14878 days ago · 36 km deep · 57 km away
- 5.180 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14878 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.094 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14879 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.8104 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14879 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.370 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14879 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.7129 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14880 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.3103 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14881 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.390 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14881 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.8119 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14881 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.1115 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14882 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 5.8111 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14883 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.5161 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14883 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 5.5133 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14883 days ago · 42 km deep · 33 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002pyh. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:23 PM UTC.