M4.9 earthquake 86 km N of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 86 km N of Sola, Vanuatu on Thu, Apr 10, 1986, 8:11 AM GMT+11 (21:11 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 142 km NNW 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-04-09 21:11:53 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.091° S, 167.580° 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 1.9 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1162 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14768 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.267 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14764 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.046 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14757 days ago · 214 km deep · 92 km away
- 5.1141 km N of Sola, Vanuatu · 14743 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
- 5.8142 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14742 days ago · 52 km deep · 64 km away
- 5.0143 km N of Sola, Vanuatu · 14740 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.7158 km N of Sola, Vanuatu · 14727 days ago · 265 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.346 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14725 days ago · 215 km deep · 70 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002st3. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:23 AM UTC.