Vanuatu earthquakes

M5.4 earthquake 60 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 60 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu on Sun, Apr 10, 1977, 8:16 AM GMT+11 (21:16 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.4 (ms), moderate
Local time
UTC
1977-04-09 21:16:14 UTC
Depth
25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.081° S, 169.587° E
Region
Vanuatu
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Stations used
67

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.063 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18063 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 5.067 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18062 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 5.043 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18061 days ago · 39 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 4.958 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18061 days ago · 29 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 4.3102 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18060 days ago · 83 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 5.054 km E of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18057 days ago · 276 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.685 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18052 days ago · 224 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 5.261 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18024 days ago · 217 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 4.857 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18066 days ago · 267 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 4.458 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18084 days ago · 182 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000nat (also filed as gcmtb040977b, gcmt19770409211614, iscgem699620). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:18 AM UTC.