M4.5 earthquake 206 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 206 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu on Sat, Nov 30, 1985, 2:33 AM GMT+11 (15:33 UTC), 161 km (100 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M7.1 210 km SSE 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-11-29 15:33:35 UTC
- Depth
- 161.1 km (100.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.168° S, 170.247° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2155 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14877 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 6.0229 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14866 days ago · 146 km deep · 24 km away
- 7.1210 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14866 days ago · 150 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.8154 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14858 days ago · 120 km deep · 53 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002nch. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:28 AM UTC.