M4.9 earthquake 110 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 110 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu on Fri, Nov 27, 1992, 8:22 PM GMT+12 (08:22 UTC), 124 km (77 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 47 km WSW 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
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1992-11-27 08:22:28 UTC
- Depth
- 124.2 km (77.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.949° S, 168.433° 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 1.9 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.878 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12362 days ago · 216 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.8159 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12355 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 5.247 km WSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12313 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.692 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12311 days ago · 250 km deep · 91 km away
- 5.156 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 12306 days ago · 246 km deep · 97 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0005hf3. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:52 PM UTC.