Vanuatu earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 60 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 60 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu on Sat, Oct 17, 1992, 6:29 PM GMT+11 (07:29 UTC), 125 km (78 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 37 km ENE of Isangel, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.2 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1992-10-17 07:29:51 UTC
Depth
125.3 km (77.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
19.171° S, 168.853° E
Region
Vanuatu
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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 2.2 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.347 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12402 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 5.148 km ENE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12402 days ago · 40 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 5.443 km ENE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12402 days ago · 36 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 6.237 km ENE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12400 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.287 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12398 days ago · 106 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.9110 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12361 days ago · 124 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 4.878 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12360 days ago · 216 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 5.539 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12402 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.844 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12402 days ago · 52 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 6.545 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12402 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 5.348 km ENE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12402 days ago · 57 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 5.455 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12404 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.590 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12407 days ago · 244 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 7.447 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12408 days ago · 129 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 5.545 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12421 days ago · 142 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0005feu. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:35 AM UTC.