M4.8 earthquake 100 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 100 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu on Fri, Dec 14, 1984, 7:12 PM GMT+12 (07:12 UTC), 248 km (154 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 94 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-12-14 07:12:20 UTC
- Depth
- 247.7 km (153.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.632° S, 169.324° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1Vanuatu · 15248 days ago · 180 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.794 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 15238 days ago · 252 km deep · 17 km away
- 5.394 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 15217 days ago · 217 km deep · 32 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002a0x. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:31 PM UTC.