M5.3 earthquake 48 km ENE of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 48 km ENE of Isangel, Vanuatu on Sat, Oct 17, 1992, 1:06 PM GMT+11 (02:06 UTC), 57 km (36 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.5 45 km NE 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
- 5.3 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1992-10-17 02:06:01 UTC
- Depth
- 57.2 km (35.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.354° S, 169.694° 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 2.3 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.545 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12403 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.844 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12403 days ago · 52 km deep · 24 km away
- 5.539 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12402 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.260 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12402 days ago · 125 km deep · 91 km away
- 5.347 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12402 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 5.148 km ENE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12402 days ago · 40 km deep · 0 km away
- 4.882 km E of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12402 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
- 5.443 km ENE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12402 days ago · 36 km deep · 6 km away
- 6.237 km ENE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12400 days ago · 21 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.472 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12364 days ago · 135 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.878 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12360 days ago · 216 km deep · 76 km away
Before
- 5.455 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12404 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.595 km E of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12404 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.590 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12407 days ago · 244 km deep · 81 km away
- 7.447 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12408 days ago · 129 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.550 km E of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12420 days ago · 149 km deep · 23 km away
- 5.545 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12421 days ago · 142 km deep · 70 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0005fef. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:02 PM UTC.