Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 67 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 67 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu on Sun, Jul 10, 1977, 9:29 AM GMT+11 (22:29 UTC), 150 km (93 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 102 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1977-07-09 22:29:08 UTC
Depth
150.0 km (93.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
19.001° S, 168.978° 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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.5102 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17972 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 5.193 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17972 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 4.4103 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17971 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 4.396 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17971 days ago · 29 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 5.396 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17970 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.829 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17964 days ago · 126 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 5.190 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17961 days ago · 233 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 5.1100 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17956 days ago · 30 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 4.931 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17937 days ago · 150 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 4.775 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17934 days ago · 238 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 4.6114 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17934 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.856 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17926 days ago · 254 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 4.848 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17917 days ago · 168 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 5.033 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17999 days ago · 106 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000pnq. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:55 PM UTC.