M6.7 earthquake 110 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 110 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu on Thu, May 18, 1950, 5:13 AM GMT+11 (18:13 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M7.1 91 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.7 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1950-05-17 18:13:19 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.517° S, 169.509° 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.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.7 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.4128 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 27893 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
- 6.2124 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 27893 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
- 7.191 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 27886 days ago · 50 km deep · 37 km away
- 6.9107 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu · 27886 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
- 6.385 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu · 27884 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
- 6.7106 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu · 27860 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away
- 6.9127 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 27856 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem895436. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:24 AM UTC.