M4.3 earthquake 57 km W of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 57 km W of Isangel, Vanuatu on Wed, Jun 26, 1985, 4:06 AM GMT+11 (17:06 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 117 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-06-25 17:06:02 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.601° S, 168.737° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.595 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 15061 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
- 5.1119 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 15038 days ago · 38 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.652 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 15035 days ago · 232 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.8126 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 15033 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
- 5.143 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 15032 days ago · 262 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.2117 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 15032 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002g54. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:33 AM UTC.