M4.3 earthquake 97 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 97 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu on Sat, Nov 23, 1985, 8:18 AM GMT+12 (20:18 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 58 km WSW 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-11-22 20:18:52 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.138° S, 168.594° 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
Earthquakes todayVanuatu earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002n2x. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:41 PM UTC.