M4.2 earthquake 162 km N of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 162 km N of Sola, Vanuatu on Thu, Jan 29, 1987, 11:11 AM GMT+11 (00:11 UTC), 235 km (146 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-01-29 00:11:03 UTC
- Depth
- 234.6 km (145.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 12.427° S, 167.293° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003208. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:38 AM UTC.