M3.7 earthquake 48 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 48 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu on Thu, Oct 3, 1985, 12:41 AM GMT+12 (12:41 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.2 66 km NNE 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
- 3.7 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-10-02 12:41:35 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.259° S, 169.630° 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.775 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14973 days ago · 164 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.651 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14973 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
- 5.559 km E of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14973 days ago · 38 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.934 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14973 days ago · 82 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.820 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14973 days ago · 222 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.323 km E of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14973 days ago · 65 km deep · 33 km away
- 6.266 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14969 days ago · 273 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.0116 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14969 days ago · 280 km deep · 86 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002kcw. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.