M5.1 earthquake 107 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 107 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu on Fri, May 14, 1982, 1:50 AM GMT+11 (14:50 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 121 km NE of Wé, New Caledonia. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-05-13 14:50:32 UTC
- Depth
- 31.0 km (19.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.441° S, 168.889° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.693 km WSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 16209 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
- 5.9121 km NE of Wé, New Caledonia · 16203 days ago · 38 km deep · 72 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001m9k (also filed as gcmtb051382a, gcmt19820513145032, iscgem598899). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:49 AM UTC.