M3.9 earthquake 34 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 34 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu on Thu, Oct 3, 1985, 10:32 AM GMT+12 (22:32 UTC), 82 km (51 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 23 km E 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
- 3.9 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-10-02 22:32:16 UTC
- Depth
- 81.6 km (50.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.854° S, 169.313° 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 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.820 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14971 days ago · 222 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.323 km E of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14970 days ago · 65 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.397 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14920 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002kdd. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:05 PM UTC.