M4.9 earthquake 84 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 84 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu on Tue, Jun 26, 1990, 11:04 AM GMT+11 (00:04 UTC), 253 km (157 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M7.1 19 km NW 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-06-26 00:04:12 UTC
- Depth
- 253.1 km (157.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.785° S, 169.206° 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 1.9 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.371 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 13217 days ago · 46 km deep · 61 km away
- 7.119 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 13196 days ago · 140 km deep · 73 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004b0k. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:48 PM UTC.