Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 102 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 102 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu on Wed, Jul 8, 2026, 9:40 PM GMT+11 (10:40 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 96 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-07-08 10:40:27 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.352° S, 168.809° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 10.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
151°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.496 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 85 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 5.073 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 85 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.297 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 85 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 4.6112 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 84 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 4.6128 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 84 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 4.6122 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 83 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 4.4119 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 83 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 4.5115 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 83 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 4.493 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 72 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 4.8111 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 72 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 4.597 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 70 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 5.084 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu · 43 days ago · 70 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 5.0110 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 30 days ago · 123 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 5.478 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu · 29 days ago · 79 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 4.4131 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 29 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 4.861 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu · 28 days ago · 114 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 4.3108 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 85 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 4.598 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 85 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 5.891 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 85 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 4.596 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 87 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 4.689 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 87 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 5.3121 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu · 100 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000t0py. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:10 PM UTC.