M4.8 earthquake 48 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 48 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu on Sat, Sep 3, 1977, 1:44 AM GMT+11 (14:44 UTC), 168 km (104 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 45 km SSE 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-09-02 14:44:10 UTC
- Depth
- 168.0 km (104.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.110° S, 169.188° 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
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.660 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17895 days ago · 221 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.945 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17887 days ago · 48 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.595 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17868 days ago · 269 km deep · 84 km away
- 5.065 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17863 days ago · 252 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.1105 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17862 days ago · 226 km deep · 57 km away
Before
- 4.856 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17926 days ago · 254 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.6114 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17934 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.775 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17934 days ago · 238 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.931 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17938 days ago · 150 km deep · 18 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000qfa. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:23 PM UTC.