M4.2 earthquake 55 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 55 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu on Fri, Jun 30, 1978, 2:56 PM GMT+11 (03:56 UTC), 108 km (67 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 138 km S 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
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-06-30 03:56:20 UTC
- Depth
- 108.0 km (67.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.947° S, 169.592° 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
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000vce. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:01 PM UTC.