Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 255 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 255 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu on Sun, Oct 26, 1980, 5:36 AM GMT+11 (18:36 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 204 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1980-10-25 18:36:15 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
21.611° S, 170.367° E
Region
Vanuatu
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from
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Stations used
17

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9196 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16768 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.2161 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16768 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.8255 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16768 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 5.3204 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16768 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.2228 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 16767 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 5.1231 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 16767 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 5.6249 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16767 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 5.4255 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16767 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 4.4184 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16767 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 4.0230 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16767 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 4.7216 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16766 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 4.7166 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16766 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 5.0257 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16766 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 4.9193 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16766 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 4.9223 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 16765 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 4.7188 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16765 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 4.3264 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16764 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 6.4164 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16764 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 5.3187 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16764 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 4.7290 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16762 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 5.0246 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16757 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 4.8171 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16750 days ago · 47 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 3.8244 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 16748 days ago · 157 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 5.1271 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16744 days ago · 46 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 4.4247 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16741 days ago · 54 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 4.5164 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16741 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 6.0207 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16716 days ago · 86 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 6.5271 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16768 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.9260 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16768 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.5211 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16768 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 5.1175 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16768 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 5.5188 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16768 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 5.1185 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16768 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 7.2207 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16768 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.0215 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16768 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 6.7226 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16768 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 5.1213 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16769 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 5.0200 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16769 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 4.8208 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16769 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 4.9214 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16769 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 4.6200 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16769 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 5.6222 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16769 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 5.1202 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16770 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 5.5southeast of the Loyalty Islands · 16770 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 6.7241 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16770 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001aff. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:51 PM UTC.