M5.0 earthquake 87 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 87 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu on Mon, Nov 24, 1986, 4:32 AM GMT+11 (17:32 UTC), 192 km (119 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 124 km WNW 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
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-11-23 17:32:39 UTC
- Depth
- 191.7 km (119.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 13.176° S, 167.185° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.872 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14516 days ago · 214 km deep · 15 km away
- 5.5124 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14506 days ago · 53 km deep · 83 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00030b8. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:13 AM UTC.