M5.0 earthquake 93 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 93 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu on Sun, Jan 4, 1987, 10:36 AM GMT+12 (22:36 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 42 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
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
- 1987-01-03 22:36:58 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.646° S, 167.914° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8115 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 14518 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
- 5.219 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14516 days ago · 132 km deep · 82 km away
- 5.218 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14514 days ago · 132 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.951 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14501 days ago · 191 km deep · 69 km away
- 5.742 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu · 14477 days ago · 120 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00031cp. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:55 PM UTC.