M4.5 earthquake 103 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 103 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu on Tue, Jan 20, 1976, 11:14 PM GMT+11 (12:14 UTC), 246 km (153 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 21 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-01-20 12:14:46 UTC
- Depth
- 246.0 km (152.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.604° S, 169.312° 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
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.921 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18465 days ago · 124 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.6117 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18451 days ago · 233 km deep · 15 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ek4. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC.