M3.8 earthquake 43 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 43 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu on Sun, Jul 2, 1978, 5:39 PM GMT+11 (06:39 UTC), 168 km (104 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-07-02 06:39:24 UTC
- Depth
- 168.0 km (104.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.159° S, 169.189° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.3Vanuatu · 17595 days ago · 205 km deep · 42 km away
- 5.166 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17589 days ago · 208 km deep · 25 km away
- 5.263 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17561 days ago · 259 km deep · 25 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000vd2. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:02 AM UTC.