Vanuatu earthquakes

M5.4 earthquake 251 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 251 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu on Mon, Jun 10, 1985, 3:39 AM GMT+11 (16:39 UTC), 149 km (93 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.4 (mw), moderate
Local time
UTC
1985-06-09 16:39:34 UTC
Depth
148.9 km (92.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.555° S, 170.396° E
Region
Vanuatu
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4242 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 15075 days ago · 115 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 4.4252 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 15071 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.3267 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 15067 days ago · 40 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 5.1232 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 15105 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.0197 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 15107 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002fpn (also filed as gcmtb060985a, gcmt19850609163933, iscgem522285). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 3:14 PM UTC.