M6.1 earthquake 90 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 90 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu on Sat, Jul 8, 1961, 1:35 PM GMT+11 (02:35 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.2 79 km SSW 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
- 6.1 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1961-07-08 02:35:22 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.237° S, 168.822° 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 3.1 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.279 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 23825 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
- 5.9103 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 23825 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
- 5.885 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 23825 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
- 6.094 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu · 23788 days ago · 50 km deep · 53 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem876936. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:40 PM UTC.