Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 41 km ESE of Sola, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 41 km ESE of Sola, Vanuatu on Tue, Jul 7, 1987, 11:41 PM GMT+11 (12:41 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
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1987-07-07 12:41:03 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.054° S, 167.894° E
Region
Vanuatu
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.130 km SE of Sola, Vanuatu · 14328 days ago · 58 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 4.643 km SE of Sola, Vanuatu · 14327 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 4.246 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 14323 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 4.530 km ESE of Sola, Vanuatu · 14313 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 5.6101 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14292 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 4.437 km SE of Sola, Vanuatu · 14330 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 4.819 km E of Sola, Vanuatu · 14330 days ago · 63 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 4.436 km ESE of Sola, Vanuatu · 14330 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 4.933 km SE of Sola, Vanuatu · 14330 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 5.419 km ESE of Sola, Vanuatu · 14330 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 5.728 km ESE of Sola, Vanuatu · 14330 days ago · 46 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 6.637 km SE of Sola, Vanuatu · 14330 days ago · 48 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 4.3112 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14331 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 4.769 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14332 days ago · 262 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00036ec. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:47 PM UTC.