M5.7 earthquake 42 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 42 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu on Mon, Jan 29, 1973, 4:43 AM GMT+11 (17:43 UTC), 72 km (45 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.0 68 km NW 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
- 5.7 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-01-28 17:43:14 UTC
- Depth
- 72.0 km (44.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.847° S, 169.029° 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.
- Stations used
- 150
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.044 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 19592 days ago · 274 km deep · 87 km away
- 5.2111 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 19579 days ago · 143 km deep · 96 km away
- 6.068 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 19568 days ago · 59 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.572 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 19567 days ago · 45 km deep · 83 km away
- 6.020 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 19547 days ago · 194 km deep · 63 km away
Earthquakes todayVanuatu earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00000ap (also filed as iscgem765373). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:28 AM UTC.