M4.7 earthquake 94 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 94 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu on Fri, Jan 11, 1985, 9:09 AM GMT+12 (21:09 UTC), 252 km (156 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 70 km NW 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-01-10 21:09:37 UTC
- Depth
- 251.6 km (156.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.694° S, 169.177° 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 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.394 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 15216 days ago · 217 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.679 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 15201 days ago · 266 km deep · 30 km away
- 5.870 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 15189 days ago · 49 km deep · 69 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002axv. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:45 AM UTC.