M5.6 earthquake 54 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 54 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu on Thu, Sep 28, 1978, 9:31 PM GMT+11 (10:31 UTC), 145 km (90 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-09-28 10:31:28 UTC
- Depth
- 145.0 km (90.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.135° S, 168.981° 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
- 144
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6123 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 17472 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
- 5.171 km W of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17472 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ws8 (also filed as gcmtb092878a, gcmt19780928103128, iscgem677342). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:27 PM UTC.