M4.2 earthquake 106 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 106 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu on Wed, Feb 16, 1983, 9:09 AM GMT+11 (22:09 UTC), 116 km (72 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 49 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu. 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
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-02-15 22:09:03 UTC
- Depth
- 116.0 km (72.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.835° S, 168.597° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.849 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15900 days ago · 36 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.272 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15898 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001t2k. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:02 AM UTC.