M5.1 earthquake 162 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 162 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu on Fri, Apr 25, 1986, 5:35 AM GMT+11 (18:35 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
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-04-24 18:35:04 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 12.546° S, 166.907° 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 2.1 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3186 km N of Sola, Vanuatu · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.8161 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 14750 days ago · 131 km deep · 89 km away
- 5.1141 km N of Sola, Vanuatu · 14736 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 5.8142 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14736 days ago · 52 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.0143 km N of Sola, Vanuatu · 14734 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.7158 km N of Sola, Vanuatu · 14720 days ago · 265 km deep · 51 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002t5n. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.