M5.8 earthquake 21 km ESE of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 21 km ESE of Isangel, Vanuatu on Fri, Nov 10, 1972, 3:36 AM GMT+11 (16:36 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.8 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1972-11-09 16:36:54 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.621° S, 169.471° 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
- ±0.63
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 5.478 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 19680 days ago · 34 km deep · 83 km away
- 6.265 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu · 19681 days ago · 45 km deep · 64 km away
- 5.513 km ESE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 19681 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
- 5.877 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 19681 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
- 5.543 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 19681 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 7.068 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 19682 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
- 6.360 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 19688 days ago · 30 km deep · 66 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem767161. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:27 PM UTC.