M5.4 earthquake 78 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 78 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu on Sun, Nov 5, 1972, 10:48 AM GMT+11 (23:48 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 21 km ESE 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
- 5.4 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1972-11-04 23:48:25 UTC
- Depth
- 34.2 km (21.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.180° S, 168.950° 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
- ±0.40
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 6.265 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu · 19681 days ago · 45 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.513 km ESE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 19681 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
- 5.877 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 19681 days ago · 31 km deep · 14 km away
- 5.543 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 19681 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 7.068 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 19682 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
- 6.360 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 19688 days ago · 30 km deep · 18 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem767019. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:14 PM UTC.