M4.8 earthquake 104 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 104 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu on Sun, Jun 9, 1985, 12:10 PM GMT+11 (01:10 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 128 km SSE 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
- 1985-06-09 01:10:53 UTC
- Depth
- 40.4 km (25.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.469° S, 169.118° 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 1.8 and up: 2 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 usp0002fp3. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 6:21 PM UTC.