M6.5 earthquake 78 km W of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 78 km W of Sola, Vanuatu on Mon, Apr 14, 1986, 11:25 AM GMT+11 (00:25 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.5 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-04-14 00:25:12 UTC
- Depth
- 29.4 km (18.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.923° S, 166.831° E
- Region
- Vanuatu
- Strongest shaking
- V, moderate shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- V, moderate shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 5.9% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 1.8 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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 2.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.267 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14757 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 5.046 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14751 days ago · 214 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.846 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14747 days ago · 174 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.346 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14718 days ago · 215 km deep · 54 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayVanuatu earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002swe (also filed as gcmtc041486a, gcmt19860414002512, iscgem498164). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:16 PM UTC.