Vanuatu earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 120 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 120 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu on Thu, Aug 12, 1976, 9:26 AM GMT+11 (22:26 UTC), 60 km (37 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 96 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1976-08-11 22:26:39 UTC
Depth
60.0 km (37.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.631° S, 169.243° 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
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.999 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18312 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 5.796 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18292 days ago · 75 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 5.1127 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18317 days ago · 44 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 4.5110 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18320 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 5.0127 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18322 days ago · 51 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 6.9118 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18322 days ago · 52 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 5.078 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18326 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 5.0100 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18327 days ago · 36 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.992 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18327 days ago · 58 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 4.2125 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18327 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 4.994 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18327 days ago · 34 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 5.7110 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18327 days ago · 39 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 6.0104 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18327 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ht8. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:37 PM UTC.