Vanuatu earthquakes

M5.8 earthquake 107 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 107 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu on Thu, Feb 13, 1986, 11:24 AM GMT+11 (00:24 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.8 (mw), moderate
Local time
UTC
1986-02-13 00:24:45 UTC
Depth
19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.384° S, 166.699° E
Region
Vanuatu
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.267 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14830 days ago · 216 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 5.0127 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14832 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 5.6155 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14836 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 4.191 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14841 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 4.2134 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14841 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 5.996 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14842 days ago · 31 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 5.6165 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14844 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 5.2179 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14844 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 5.3151 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14844 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 5.0152 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14845 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002qyd (also filed as gcmtb021386a, gcmt19860213002447, iscgem503434). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:19 AM UTC.