M4.7 earthquake 75 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 75 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu on Thu, Oct 3, 1985, 3:53 AM GMT+12 (15:53 UTC), 164 km (102 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.2 66 km NNE 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
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-10-02 15:53:14 UTC
- Depth
- 164.1 km (102.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.980° S, 168.866° 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 1.7 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.651 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14977 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.820 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14977 days ago · 222 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.323 km E of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14977 days ago · 65 km deep · 90 km away
- 6.266 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14973 days ago · 273 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.0116 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14973 days ago · 280 km deep · 82 km away
- 5.288 km SSE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14927 days ago · 111 km deep · 62 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002kcz. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:21 PM UTC.