M4.5 earthquake 70 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 70 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu on Sat, Apr 18, 1987, 2:53 PM GMT+11 (03:53 UTC), 285 km (177 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 39 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-04-18 03:53:32 UTC
- Depth
- 284.5 km (176.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.961° S, 169.562° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.739 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14406 days ago · 254 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.16 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14388 days ago · 147 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.485 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14372 days ago · 234 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000348p. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:48 AM UTC.