M5.4 earthquake 101 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 101 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu on Thu, Jun 19, 1986, 5:58 PM GMT+11 (06:58 UTC), 73 km (45 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-06-19 06:58:37 UTC
- Depth
- 72.5 km (45.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 14.076° S, 166.632° E
- Region
- Vanuatu
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.4 | Mw, moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.39 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 5.4 | Mwc, centroid moment | Global CMT project | Preliminary |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
CENTROID, MOMENT TENSOR (HRV) Data Used: GDSN L.P.B.: 11S, 28C Centroid Location: Origin Time 06:58:38.6 0.4 Lat 14.19S 0.06 Lon 166.57E 0.05 Dep 35.0 BDY Half-duration 1.9 Moment Tensor; Scale 10**24 D-CM Mrr=1.29 0.05 Mtt=0.28 0.08 Mff=-1.57 0.07 Mrt=0.32 0.10 Mrf=-0.08 0.12 Mtf=0.40 0.05 Principal Axes: (T) Val=1.38 Plg=74 Azm=358 (N) Val=0.28 Plg=16 Azm=167 (P) Val=-1.66 Plg=3 Azm=258 Best Double Couple:Mo=1.5*10**24 NP1:Strike=4 Dip=45 Slip=113 NP2:Strike=153 Dip=50 Slip=69
From the USGS event page for usp0002v6m. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.747 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14694 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.365 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14688 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002v6m (also filed as gcmtb061986a, gcmt19860619065838, iscgem493500). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:47 PM UTC.