M4.7 earthquake 47 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 47 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu on Thu, Jul 10, 1986, 7:09 AM GMT+11 (20:09 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 88 km NW 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
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-07-09 20:09:38 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.002° S, 167.129° 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 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.365 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14689 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.888 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14653 days ago · 195 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.351 km ESE of Sola, Vanuatu · 14649 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002vvw. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:20 PM UTC.