M4.4 earthquake 85 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 85 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu on Sat, May 30, 1987, 8:03 AM GMT+11 (21:03 UTC), 234 km (145 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 85 km SSE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-05-29 21:03:22 UTC
- Depth
- 233.6 km (145.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.945° S, 168.762° 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 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.748 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14342 days ago · 173 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.89 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14321 days ago · 140 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.451 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14315 days ago · 246 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.985 km SSE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14311 days ago · 112 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.5115 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 14309 days ago · 69 km deep · 39 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00035cb. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:47 AM UTC.