M5.3 earthquake 71 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 71 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu on Sun, Jul 22, 1990, 12:26 PM GMT+11 (01:26 UTC), 46 km (28 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M7.1 19 km NW 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
- 5.3 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-07-22 01:26:09 UTC
- Depth
- 45.5 km (28.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.133° S, 168.758° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 7.119 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 13191 days ago · 140 km deep · 52 km away
- 5.1Vanuatu · 13156 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004cbx (also filed as gcmtb072290a, gcmt19900722012610, iscgem363611). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:06 PM UTC.