Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 59 km W of Sola, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 59 km W of Sola, Vanuatu on Fri, May 22, 1987, 9:47 PM GMT+11 (10:47 UTC), 307 km (191 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.6 37 km SE of Sola, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1987-05-22 10:47:09 UTC
Depth
307.3 km (190.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
13.881° S, 167.003° E
Region
Vanuatu
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.451 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14372 days ago · 151 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.769 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14334 days ago · 262 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 6.637 km SE of Sola, Vanuatu · 14333 days ago · 48 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 5.728 km ESE of Sola, Vanuatu · 14333 days ago · 46 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 5.419 km ESE of Sola, Vanuatu · 14333 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 4.933 km SE of Sola, Vanuatu · 14332 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 4.436 km ESE of Sola, Vanuatu · 14332 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 4.819 km E of Sola, Vanuatu · 14332 days ago · 63 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 4.437 km SE of Sola, Vanuatu · 14332 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 4.241 km ESE of Sola, Vanuatu · 14331 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 5.130 km SE of Sola, Vanuatu · 14330 days ago · 58 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 4.643 km SE of Sola, Vanuatu · 14329 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 4.246 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 14326 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 5.654 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14383 days ago · 177 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 5.551 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14389 days ago · 163 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003567. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:09 AM UTC.