M4.3 earthquake 186 km N of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 186 km N of Sola, Vanuatu on Sun, May 4, 1986, 4:27 AM GMT+11 (17:27 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.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-05-03 17:27:42 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 12.201° S, 167.345° 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 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8161 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 14761 days ago · 131 km deep · 74 km away
- 5.1141 km N of Sola, Vanuatu · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 5.8142 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14747 days ago · 52 km deep · 49 km away
- 5.0143 km N of Sola, Vanuatu · 14744 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.7158 km N of Sola, Vanuatu · 14731 days ago · 265 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.1199 km ESE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 14719 days ago · 129 km deep · 69 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002tg4. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:56 AM UTC.