M7.1 earthquake 210 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck 210 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu on Thu, Jan 16, 1986, 7:17 AM GMT+11 (20:17 UTC), 150 km (93 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.1 (mw), major
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-01-15 20:17:42 UTC
- Depth
- 150.0 km (93.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.277° S, 170.102° 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 2.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8154 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14852 days ago · 120 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.5254 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14835 days ago · 101 km deep · 46 km away
- 5.8192 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14810 days ago · 125 km deep · 19 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002q31 (also filed as iscgem505928). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.