Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 82 km E of Isangel, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 82 km E of Isangel, Vanuatu on Sun, Oct 18, 1992, 2:30 AM GMT+11 (15:30 UTC), 33 km (21 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
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1992-10-17 15:30:28 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.627° S, 170.061° E
Region
Vanuatu
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.443 km ENE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12402 days ago · 36 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 6.237 km ENE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12400 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.472 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12364 days ago · 135 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 5.148 km ENE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12402 days ago · 40 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 5.347 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12402 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 5.539 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12402 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.844 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12402 days ago · 52 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 6.545 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12402 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 5.348 km ENE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12402 days ago · 57 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 5.455 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12404 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 4.595 km E of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12404 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 4.550 km E of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12420 days ago · 149 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0005ffk. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:40 AM UTC.