M5.0 earthquake 44 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 44 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu on Thu, Feb 1, 1973, 12:13 AM GMT+11 (13:13 UTC), 274 km (170 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.0 68 km NW 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-01-31 13:13:26 UTC
- Depth
- 274.0 km (170.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.279° S, 169.600° 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
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.068 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 19568 days ago · 59 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.572 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 19568 days ago · 45 km deep · 93 km away
- 6.020 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 19547 days ago · 194 km deep · 27 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00000bj. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:14 AM UTC.