M5.0 earthquake 55 km W of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 55 km W of Isangel, Vanuatu on Wed, Jun 26, 1985, 1:17 AM GMT+11 (14:17 UTC), 62 km (38 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 117 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
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-06-25 14:17:57 UTC
- Depth
- 61.9 km (38.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.513° S, 168.750° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.357 km W of Isangel, Vanuatu · 15075 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.595 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 15061 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
- 5.1119 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 15038 days ago · 38 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.652 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 15035 days ago · 232 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.8126 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 15033 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
- 5.143 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 15032 days ago · 262 km deep · 72 km away
- 5.2117 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 15032 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002g51. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:14 AM UTC.