M5.1 earthquake 23 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 23 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu on Mon, Jun 7, 1976, 7:53 AM GMT+11 (20:53 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 27 km SW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-06-06 20:53:45 UTC
- Depth
- 18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.292° S, 167.327° 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
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.823 km SW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 18370 days ago · 25 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.639 km WSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 18369 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.826 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 18369 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
- 5.627 km SW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 18368 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
- 5.440 km SW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 18341 days ago · 22 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.844 km ENE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 18321 days ago · 156 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.899 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 18320 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000grs. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 AM UTC.