M4.8 earthquake 106 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 106 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu on Sun, Apr 22, 1979, 9:10 AM GMT+11 (22:10 UTC), 249 km (155 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 76 km NNW 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
- 1979-04-21 22:10:34 UTC
- Depth
- 249.0 km (154.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.581° S, 169.169° 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
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 4 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 usp0001075. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:54 PM UTC.