M4.5 earthquake 52 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 52 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu on Sun, Jun 15, 1986, 7:00 PM GMT+11 (08:00 UTC), 33 km (21 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-06-15 08:00:56 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.159° S, 169.577° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.612 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14678 days ago · 111 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.575 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14655 days ago · 217 km deep · 55 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002v2h. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.