Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 204 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 204 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu on Sat, Nov 7, 1981, 10:01 AM GMT+11 (23:01 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
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1981-11-06 23:01:17 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
21.244° S, 170.045° 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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7197 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16399 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.4184 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16399 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.7210 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16399 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 4.8186 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16398 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 5.1193 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16397 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 4.9188 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16397 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 5.3262 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16395 days ago · 120 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 4.7234 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16393 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 4.6229 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16393 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 4.8190 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16390 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 4.5233 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16389 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 4.9193 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16388 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 4.0260 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16385 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 4.4256 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 16365 days ago · 155 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 4.1237 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16362 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 4.5221 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16400 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 4.6235 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16400 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 4.5215 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16400 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 4.8234 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16400 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.5243 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 16400 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.6240 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16401 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 4.4222 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 16401 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 5.8234 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16401 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001guj. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:39 AM UTC.