M5.3 earthquake 96 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 96 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu on Tue, Jul 12, 1977, 6:10 AM GMT+11 (19:10 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 173 km W of Isangel, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-07-11 19:10:51 UTC
- Depth
- 20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.147° S, 168.461° 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
- 41
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.829 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17973 days ago · 126 km deep · 68 km away
- 5.190 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17969 days ago · 233 km deep · 86 km away
- 5.1100 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17965 days ago · 30 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.931 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17946 days ago · 150 km deep · 77 km away
- 5.5173 km W of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17943 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
- 5.1156 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 17943 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.775 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17943 days ago · 238 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.6114 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17942 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.856 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17935 days ago · 254 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.848 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17926 days ago · 168 km deep · 76 km away
Before
- 4.396 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17980 days ago · 29 km deep · 2 km away
- 4.4103 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17980 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
- 5.193 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17981 days ago · 21 km deep · 8 km away
- 5.5102 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17981 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.967 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17981 days ago · 150 km deep · 57 km away
- 5.033 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18008 days ago · 106 km deep · 97 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ppj. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:11 PM UTC.