Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 98 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 98 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu on Fri, Apr 2, 2010, 5:50 PM GMT+11 (06:50 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.2 100 km WNW of Sola, 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
2010-04-02 06:50:31 UTC
Depth
60.5 km (37.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.443° S, 166.757° E
Region
Vanuatu
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000ha82. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
153°
Stations used
21

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.184 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 6025 days ago · 60 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 5.8149 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 6021 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 5.087 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 6017 days ago · 47 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 4.465 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 6017 days ago · 76 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.2108 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 6012 days ago · 45 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 4.4104 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 6004 days ago · 228 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 5.091 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 6003 days ago · 212 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 4.9Santa Cruz Islands · 5994 days ago · 30 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.150 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 5986 days ago · 223 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 5.497 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 5983 days ago · 204 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 4.967 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 5980 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 7.2100 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 5974 days ago · 31 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 13
  13. 5.688 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 5974 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 4.679 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 5974 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 4.288 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 5974 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 5.368 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 5974 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 4.290 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 5974 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 4.998 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 5974 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 4.1138 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 5974 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 4.2124 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 5974 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 4.2124 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 5974 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 4.492 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 5974 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 5.080 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 5974 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 4.783 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 5974 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 6.190 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 5974 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 4.963 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 5974 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 4.5100 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 5974 days ago · 43 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 4.999 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 5974 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 4.089 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 5974 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 4.696 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 5974 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 5.8103 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 5974 days ago · 34 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 4.389 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 5974 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 4.1100 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 5974 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 4.498 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 5974 days ago · 50 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 4.8100 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 5974 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 5.2129 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 5974 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 4.5106 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 5973 days ago · 40 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 4.5101 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 5973 days ago · 41 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 5.1100 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 5973 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 5.198 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 5973 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 5.094 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 5973 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 4.894 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 5972 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 4.9115 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 5972 days ago · 34 km deep · 44 km away
  44. 4.881 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 5970 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 5.5124 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 6057 days ago · 96 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 6.548 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 6059 days ago · 176 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ha82. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:10 AM UTC.