M5.6 earthquake 43 km W of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 43 km W of Isangel, Vanuatu on Wed, Mar 5, 1975, 9:27 PM GMT+11 (10:27 UTC), 55 km (34 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
- 5.6 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-03-05 10:27:09 UTC
- Depth
- 55.0 km (34.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.530° S, 168.867° 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
- 59
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
- 5.077 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18821 days ago · 71 km deep · 57 km away
- 5.078 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18778 days ago · 126 km deep · 70 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000a4b (also filed as iscgem730968). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC.