M5.3 earthquake 63 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 63 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu on Sun, Jun 15, 1986, 10:37 AM GMT+11 (23:37 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.6 12 km WNW 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
- 5.3 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-06-14 23:37:41 UTC
- Depth
- 16.8 km (10.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.059° S, 169.605° 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 2.3 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.552 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14720 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
- 6.612 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14689 days ago · 111 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.575 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14666 days ago · 217 km deep · 52 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002v27. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:55 PM UTC.