Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 95 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 95 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu on Wed, Jul 7, 1976, 5:11 AM GMT+11 (18:11 UTC), 96 km (60 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 104 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1976-07-06 18:11:27 UTC
Depth
96.0 km (59.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.390° S, 169.426° 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
15

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 6.0104 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18318 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 5.7110 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18318 days ago · 39 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 4.994 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18318 days ago · 34 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.2125 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18318 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.992 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18318 days ago · 58 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 5.0100 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18318 days ago · 36 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.9117 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18318 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 4.696 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18317 days ago · 48 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 5.078 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18317 days ago · 27 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 4.6113 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18316 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 6.9118 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18313 days ago · 52 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 5.0127 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18313 days ago · 51 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 4.5110 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18311 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 5.1127 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18308 days ago · 44 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 4.853 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18307 days ago · 38 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 5.1120 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18304 days ago · 60 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 4.999 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18303 days ago · 30 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 5.796 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18283 days ago · 75 km deep · 7 km away

Before

  1. 5.3156 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18356 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000h7a. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC.