M4.2 earthquake 78 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 78 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu on Fri, May 24, 1985, 11:10 AM GMT+11 (00:10 UTC), 277 km (172 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 46 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
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-05-24 00:10:22 UTC
- Depth
- 277.1 km (172.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.901° S, 169.605° 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002f4m. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 5:29 AM UTC.