Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 29 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 29 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu on Mon, Jul 18, 1977, 6:07 AM GMT+11 (19:07 UTC), 126 km (78 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 90 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1977-07-17 19:07:57 UTC
Depth
126.0 km (78.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
19.393° S, 169.052° 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

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Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.190 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17960 days ago · 233 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 5.1100 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17956 days ago · 30 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.931 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17937 days ago · 150 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 4.775 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17934 days ago · 238 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.6114 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17933 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.856 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17925 days ago · 254 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.848 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17917 days ago · 168 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 5.396 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17970 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.396 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17971 days ago · 29 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.4103 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17971 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 5.193 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17971 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 5.5102 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17971 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.967 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17972 days ago · 150 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ps7. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:53 AM UTC.