M4.7 earthquake 56 km WSW of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 56 km WSW of Isangel, Vanuatu on Mon, Feb 23, 1987, 2:14 PM GMT+12 (02:14 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 67 km WSW 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-02-23 02:14:15 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.765° S, 168.798° 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 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.262 km WSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14460 days ago · 43 km deep · 12 km away
- 5.467 km WSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14460 days ago · 50 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.066 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14424 days ago · 121 km deep · 55 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00032ps. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:33 PM UTC.