M6.3 earthquake 68 km ESE of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 68 km ESE of Isangel, Vanuatu on Mon, Dec 10, 1973, 7:57 AM GMT+11 (20:57 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.3 (ms), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-12-09 20:57:57 UTC
- Depth
- 34.0 km (21.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.772° S, 169.884° 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
- 35
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.657 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 19258 days ago · 101 km deep · 49 km away
- 5.0104 km ESE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 19254 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.883 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 19236 days ago · 41 km deep · 51 km away
- 5.653 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 19226 days ago · 269 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00004gb (also filed as atlas19731209205757, iscgem753448). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC.