M4.9 earthquake 68 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 68 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu on Thu, Jul 5, 1973, 2:25 PM GMT+11 (03:25 UTC), 251 km (156 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 70 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
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-07-05 03:25:00 UTC
- Depth
- 251.0 km (156.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.940° S, 169.432° 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
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.670 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 19444 days ago · 93 km deep · 66 km away
- 5.089 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 19410 days ago · 45 km deep · 83 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00002j7. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:11 AM UTC.