M5.2 earthquake 5 km NE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 5 km NE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu on Tue, Nov 19, 1974, 5:50 PM GMT+11 (06:50 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 35 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-11-19 06:50:29 UTC
- Depth
- 42.0 km (26.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.073° S, 167.455° 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.
- Stations used
- 32
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.835 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 18933 days ago · 61 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.211 km N of Luganville, Vanuatu · 18901 days ago · 117 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.254 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu · 18892 days ago · 116 km deep · 72 km away
- 5.074 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu · 18888 days ago · 152 km deep · 81 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00008up (also filed as iscgem735598). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:41 AM UTC.