M4.5 earthquake 75 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 75 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu on Sun, Sep 6, 2026, 10:46 AM GMT+11 (23:46 UTC), 243 km (151 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 69 km N 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-09-05 23:46:26 UTC
- Depth
- 242.5 km (150.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.859° S, 169.231° 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. If you felt it, tell the USGS: every report sharpens the shaking map.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 9.1 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 77°
- Stations used
- 47
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 since this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000telf. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:28 PM UTC.