M4.7 earthquake 47 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 47 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu on Fri, Jan 10, 1986, 11:11 AM GMT+12 (23:11 UTC), 308 km (191 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 62 km NNE 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
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-01-09 23:11:37 UTC
- Depth
- 308.1 km (191.4 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.787° S, 169.657° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.862 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14850 days ago · 254 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.556 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14832 days ago · 277 km deep · 76 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002pxa. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:23 AM UTC.