M5.7 earthquake 257 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 257 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu on Sat, Apr 15, 1972, 6:28 PM GMT+11 (07:28 UTC), 147 km (91 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.7 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1972-04-15 07:28:28 UTC
- Depth
- 146.8 km (91.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.527° S, 170.565° 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
- ±0.59
- Depth from
- From location
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.7 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem774460. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:26 PM UTC.