Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 96 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 96 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu on Thu, Jul 29, 1976, 6:19 PM GMT+11 (07:19 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 78 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1976-07-29 07:19:37 UTC
Depth
48.0 km (29.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.047° S, 170.036° 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
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.078 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18317 days ago · 27 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 4.6113 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18316 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 4.853 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18307 days ago · 38 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.999 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18303 days ago · 30 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 5.796 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18283 days ago · 75 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 5.264 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18272 days ago · 273 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 4.9117 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18317 days ago · 27 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 5.0100 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18318 days ago · 36 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 4.992 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18318 days ago · 58 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 4.2125 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18318 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 4.994 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18318 days ago · 34 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 5.7110 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18318 days ago · 39 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 6.0104 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18318 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 4.995 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18340 days ago · 96 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000hm4. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:10 AM UTC.