Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 37 km SE of Sola, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 37 km SE of Sola, Vanuatu on Tue, Jul 7, 1987, 5:08 AM GMT+11 (18:08 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 101 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1987-07-06 18:08:08 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.081° S, 167.825° E
Region
Vanuatu
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.241 km ESE of Sola, Vanuatu · 14331 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 5.130 km SE of Sola, Vanuatu · 14330 days ago · 58 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 4.643 km SE of Sola, Vanuatu · 14329 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 4.246 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 14326 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 4.530 km ESE of Sola, Vanuatu · 14315 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 5.6101 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14294 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 4.819 km E of Sola, Vanuatu · 14332 days ago · 63 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 4.436 km ESE of Sola, Vanuatu · 14332 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 4.933 km SE of Sola, Vanuatu · 14332 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 5.419 km ESE of Sola, Vanuatu · 14333 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 5.728 km ESE of Sola, Vanuatu · 14333 days ago · 46 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 6.637 km SE of Sola, Vanuatu · 14333 days ago · 48 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 4.3112 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14333 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 4.769 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14334 days ago · 262 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00036dp. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:03 PM UTC.