Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 46 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 46 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu on Mon, Jul 13, 1987, 2:19 PM GMT+11 (03:19 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
1987-07-13 03:19:24 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.226° S, 167.789° E
Region
Vanuatu
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

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

After

  1. 4.530 km ESE of Sola, Vanuatu · 14314 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 5.6101 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14292 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 4.643 km SE of Sola, Vanuatu · 14327 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 5.130 km SE of Sola, Vanuatu · 14328 days ago · 58 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 4.241 km ESE of Sola, Vanuatu · 14330 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 4.437 km SE of Sola, Vanuatu · 14330 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 4.819 km E of Sola, Vanuatu · 14330 days ago · 63 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.436 km ESE of Sola, Vanuatu · 14330 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 4.933 km SE of Sola, Vanuatu · 14331 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 5.419 km ESE of Sola, Vanuatu · 14331 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 5.728 km ESE of Sola, Vanuatu · 14331 days ago · 46 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 6.637 km SE of Sola, Vanuatu · 14331 days ago · 48 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 4.3112 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14332 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 4.769 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14332 days ago · 262 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 5.030 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 14333 days ago · 165 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00036mf. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:29 AM UTC.