M3.8 earthquake 158 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 158 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu on Thu, Aug 6, 1987, 9:31 AM GMT+11 (22:31 UTC), 353 km (219 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.0 177 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-08-05 22:31:10 UTC
- Depth
- 352.6 km (219.1 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 12.553° S, 166.999° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.9193 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 14296 days ago · 114 km deep · 50 km away
- 6.0177 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14294 days ago · 29 km deep · 45 km away
- 5.1111 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14287 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.9161 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14274 days ago · 136 km deep · 15 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000379f. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:38 AM UTC.