M4.5 earthquake 128 km N of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 128 km N of Sola, Vanuatu on Fri, May 22, 1987, 11:48 PM GMT+11 (12:48 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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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 12:48:28 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 12.733° S, 167.369° 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 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003569. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:37 PM UTC.