M4.8 earthquake 62 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 62 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu on Tue, Feb 4, 1986, 7:37 AM GMT+12 (19:37 UTC), 254 km (158 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.1 87 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
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-02-03 19:37:29 UTC
- Depth
- 254.2 km (158.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.996° S, 169.427° 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 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.673 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14847 days ago · 277 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.496 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14842 days ago · 101 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.556 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14833 days ago · 277 km deep · 19 km away
- 6.187 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14821 days ago · 287 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.7106 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14812 days ago · 249 km deep · 54 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002qpr. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:10 AM UTC.