M4.6 earthquake 39 km WSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 39 km WSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu on Mon, Jun 7, 1976, 2:06 PM GMT+11 (03:06 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 26 km SSE 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-06-07 03:06:03 UTC
- Depth
- 14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.280° S, 167.102° 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
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.826 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 18369 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
- 5.627 km SW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 18368 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
- 5.440 km SW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 18341 days ago · 22 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.844 km ENE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 18321 days ago · 156 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.899 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 18320 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000gry. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:55 AM UTC.