Vanuatu earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 46 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 46 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu on Mon, May 5, 1986, 3:24 PM GMT+11 (04:24 UTC), 214 km (133 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 101 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1986-05-05 04:24:48 UTC
Depth
214.0 km (133.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
13.792° S, 167.132° E
Region
Vanuatu
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.846 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14747 days ago · 174 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.346 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14718 days ago · 215 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 4.561 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14710 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 5.4101 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14706 days ago · 73 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 5.267 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14757 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 6.578 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 14772 days ago · 29 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 4.986 km N of Sola, Vanuatu · 14776 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away

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