M4.3 earthquake 23 km E of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 23 km E of Isangel, Vanuatu on Thu, Oct 3, 1985, 6:37 PM GMT+12 (06:37 UTC), 65 km (40 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
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-10-03 06:37:17 UTC
- Depth
- 64.7 km (40.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.526° S, 169.501° 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 3.820 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14971 days ago · 222 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.934 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14971 days ago · 82 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.559 km E of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14971 days ago · 38 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.651 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14971 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.775 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14972 days ago · 164 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.748 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14972 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.555 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14974 days ago · 204 km deep · 57 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002kdw. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:55 AM UTC.