Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 222 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 222 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu on Thu, Nov 5, 1981, 8:22 PM GMT+11 (09:22 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 262 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1981-11-05 09:22:27 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
21.406° S, 170.073° E
Region
Vanuatu
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6240 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16404 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 4.5243 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 16403 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 4.8234 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16403 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 4.5215 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16403 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 4.6235 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16403 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 4.5221 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16403 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 4.5204 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 16402 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 4.7197 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16402 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 4.4184 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16402 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 4.7210 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16402 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 4.8186 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16401 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 5.1193 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16401 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 4.9188 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16400 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 5.3262 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16398 days ago · 120 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 4.7234 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16396 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 4.6229 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16396 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 4.8190 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16393 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 5.1175 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16393 days ago · 34 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 4.5233 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16392 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 5.3169 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16392 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 4.9193 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16391 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 4.0260 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16388 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 4.4256 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 16368 days ago · 155 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 4.1237 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16365 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 5.8234 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16404 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001gtk. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:40 AM UTC.