M4.6 earthquake 52 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 52 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu on Sun, Aug 4, 1985, 10:25 PM GMT+11 (11:25 UTC), 232 km (144 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 59 km E 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-08-04 11:25:54 UTC
- Depth
- 231.5 km (143.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.084° S, 169.413° 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 1.6 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.143 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 15028 days ago · 262 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.884 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 15019 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.555 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14974 days ago · 204 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.748 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14972 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.775 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14972 days ago · 164 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.651 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14972 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.559 km E of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14972 days ago · 38 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.934 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14972 days ago · 82 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.820 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14971 days ago · 222 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.323 km E of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14971 days ago · 65 km deep · 50 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002hc3. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:14 AM UTC.