M4.4 earthquake 72 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 72 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu on Wed, Nov 25, 1992, 4:20 AM GMT+12 (16:20 UTC), 135 km (84 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.0 146 km S 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
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1992-11-24 16:20:48 UTC
- Depth
- 135.3 km (84.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 20.165° S, 169.501° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.0146 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12359 days ago · 32 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.975 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12340 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.3133 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12335 days ago · 37 km deep · 65 km away
- 5.247 km WSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12312 days ago · 31 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.975 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12306 days ago · 283 km deep · 27 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayVanuatu earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0005han. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:35 AM UTC.