M4.8 earthquake 47 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 47 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu on Fri, Oct 10, 1980, 2:28 AM GMT+11 (15:28 UTC), 33 km (21 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
- 4.8 (ms), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-10-09 15:28:59 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.270° S, 169.628° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 39
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 5.457 km ENE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 16784 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
- 5.254 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 16784 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.5Vanuatu · 16784 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
- 5.250 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 16785 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
- 4.825 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 16792 days ago · 129 km deep · 55 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001a5c. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.