M5.7 earthquake 56 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 56 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu on Wed, Jun 13, 1973, 8:48 PM GMT+11 (09:48 UTC), 24 km (15 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
- 5.7 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-06-13 09:48:25 UTC
- Depth
- 24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.184° S, 169.665° 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
- 40
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.968 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 19446 days ago · 251 km deep · 37 km away
- 5.670 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 19444 days ago · 93 km deep · 89 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000025f (also filed as iscgem759323). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC.