M5.1 earthquake 43 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 43 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu on Wed, Aug 7, 1985, 8:00 PM GMT+11 (09:00 UTC), 262 km (163 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
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-08-07 09:00:25 UTC
- Depth
- 262.3 km (163.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.150° S, 169.323° 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 2.1 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.884 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 15020 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.555 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14975 days ago · 204 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.748 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14973 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.775 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14973 days ago · 164 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.651 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14973 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
- 5.559 km E of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14973 days ago · 38 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.934 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14973 days ago · 82 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.820 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14973 days ago · 222 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.323 km E of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14973 days ago · 65 km deep · 46 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002hfg. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:41 PM UTC.