M4.2 earthquake 87 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 87 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu on Wed, Oct 21, 1992, 9:15 PM GMT+11 (10:15 UTC), 106 km (66 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 110 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
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1992-10-21 10:15:35 UTC
- Depth
- 106.2 km (66.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.368° S, 168.468° 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 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9110 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12361 days ago · 124 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.878 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12360 days ago · 216 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.8159 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12353 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
Before
- 4.8179 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 12400 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
- 5.260 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12402 days ago · 125 km deep · 46 km away
- 7.447 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12408 days ago · 129 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.1165 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 12408 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
- 5.545 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12421 days ago · 142 km deep · 63 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0005fp8. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:49 AM UTC.