Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 41 km N of Sola, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 41 km N of Sola, Vanuatu on Sun, Dec 6, 1987, 8:24 PM GMT+11 (09:24 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.3 31 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (Ms, surface-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1987-12-06 09:24:20 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.504° S, 167.485° E
Region
Vanuatu
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 6.331 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14179 days ago · 48 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 4.858 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14179 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.112 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14179 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 6.236 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14179 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 4.785 km NE of Sola, Vanuatu · 14179 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 5.451 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14179 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 4.472 km NE of Sola, Vanuatu · 14179 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 4.648 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14178 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 5.352 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14178 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 4.4100 km NE of Sola, Vanuatu · 14178 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 4.941 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14160 days ago · 234 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 5.365 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14158 days ago · 231 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 4.562 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14143 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 4.757 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14209 days ago · 211 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003b0k. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:37 PM UTC.