M3.8 earthquake 20 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 20 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu on Thu, Oct 3, 1985, 1:22 PM GMT+12 (01:22 UTC), 222 km (138 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
- 3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-10-03 01:22:14 UTC
- Depth
- 222.4 km (138.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.355° S, 169.278° 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 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.323 km E of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14973 days ago · 65 km deep · 30 km away
- 6.266 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14970 days ago · 273 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.0116 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14970 days ago · 280 km deep · 97 km away
Before
- 3.934 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14974 days ago · 82 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.559 km E of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14974 days ago · 38 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.651 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14974 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.775 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14974 days ago · 164 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.748 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14974 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.555 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14976 days ago · 204 km deep · 35 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002kdh. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:20 PM UTC.