Vanuatu earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 118 km W of Sola, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 118 km W of Sola, Vanuatu on Sat, Jan 11, 1986, 10:24 PM GMT+11 (11:24 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 121 km W of Sola, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.3 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1986-01-11 11:24:49 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.770° S, 166.460° E
Region
Vanuatu
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.6121 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 5.0152 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14845 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 5.3151 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14845 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 5.2179 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14844 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 5.996 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14843 days ago · 31 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 4.2134 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14842 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 4.191 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14841 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 5.6155 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14837 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 5.0127 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14832 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 5.8107 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14832 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 5.267 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14831 days ago · 216 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 5.575 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14821 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 4.9130 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 5.2126 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 4.3137 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 5.3119 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 5.2127 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 5.4120 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 5.5123 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 5.3110 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14869 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 4.795 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14872 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 5.3153 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14877 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 4.7112 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14878 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 5.1111 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14878 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 6.3136 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14878 days ago · 36 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 5.180 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14878 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 4.094 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14879 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 3.8104 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14879 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 4.370 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14879 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 4.7129 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14880 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 4.3103 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14881 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 4.390 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14881 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002pyz (also filed as iscgem505495). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC.