M5.8 earthquake 79 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 79 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu on Fri, Sep 28, 1979, 12:59 AM GMT+11 (13:59 UTC), 74 km (46 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
- 5.8 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-09-27 13:59:52 UTC
- Depth
- 74.0 km (46.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.067° S, 168.717° 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
- 239
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.385 km SSE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 17157 days ago · 96 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.231 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 17133 days ago · 155 km deep · 54 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001359 (also filed as gcmtb092779a, gcmt19790927135952, iscgem659494). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:42 AM UTC.