Vanuatu earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 173 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 173 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu on Sun, Feb 16, 1986, 8:09 PM GMT+11 (09:09 UTC), 285 km (177 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.2 (mw), moderate
Local time
UTC
1986-02-16 09:09:25 UTC
Depth
284.8 km (177.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
12.348° S, 167.189° 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.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.986 km N of Sola, Vanuatu · 14776 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 5.6165 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14844 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.6180 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 14851 days ago · 218 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002r1w (also filed as gcmtb021686a, gcmt19860216090926, iscgem503804). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:33 PM UTC.