M5.0 earthquake 50 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 50 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu on Mon, Aug 18, 1980, 7:36 AM GMT+11 (20:36 UTC), 130 km (81 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 50 km NE 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-08-17 20:36:47 UTC
- Depth
- 130.0 km (80.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.193° S, 168.971° 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
- 38
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.962 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 16826 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.543 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 16816 days ago · 113 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.776 km SSE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16811 days ago · 99 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.825 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 16791 days ago · 129 km deep · 25 km away
- 5.250 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 16784 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.5Vanuatu · 16784 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 5.254 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 16784 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 5.457 km ENE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 16784 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.847 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 16784 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.8Vanuatu · 16784 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00019ee. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:02 AM UTC.