M6.0 earthquake 68 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 68 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu on Sat, Feb 24, 1973, 6:38 PM GMT+11 (07:38 UTC), 59 km (37 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
- 6.0 (mb), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-02-24 07:38:27 UTC
- Depth
- 59.0 km (36.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.194° S, 168.740° 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
- 116
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.572 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 19568 days ago · 45 km deep · 4 km away
- 6.020 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 19547 days ago · 194 km deep · 68 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00000pc (also filed as iscgem764269). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:40 AM UTC.