M6.3 earthquake 85 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 85 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu on Sun, May 28, 1950, 12:36 PM GMT+11 (01:36 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.9 127 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.3 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1950-05-28 01:36:48 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.305° S, 169.389° 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
- ±0.21
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.3 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.7106 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu · 27860 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
- 6.9127 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 27857 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
Before
- 6.9107 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu · 27886 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
- 7.191 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 27886 days ago · 50 km deep · 35 km away
- 6.2124 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 27893 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
- 6.4128 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 27893 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
- 6.7110 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 27895 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem895468. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:48 AM UTC.