M4.9 earthquake 86 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 86 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu on Mon, Sep 14, 2026, 6:41 AM GMT+11 (19:41 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-09-13 19:41:43 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.201° S, 168.834° E
- Region
- Vanuatu
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
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How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 10.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 113°
- Stations used
- 40
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 1 since this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 4.157 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu · 11 days ago · 113 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.861 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu · 19 days ago · 114 km deep · 50 km away
- 5.481 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 20 days ago · 73 km deep · 65 km away
- 5.0110 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 21 days ago · 123 km deep · 96 km away
- 5.084 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu · 34 days ago · 70 km deep · 43 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000th81. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.