M5.3 earthquake 94 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 94 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu on Fri, Feb 1, 1985, 4:52 PM GMT+12 (04:52 UTC), 217 km (135 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
- 5.3 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-02-01 04:52:13 UTC
- Depth
- 217.0 km (134.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.720° S, 169.036° 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 2.3 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.679 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 15201 days ago · 266 km deep · 43 km away
- 5.096 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 15200 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 5.870 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 15189 days ago · 49 km deep · 58 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002bhv (also filed as gcmtb020185b, gcmt19850201045214, iscgem531485). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:59 PM UTC.