M5.2 earthquake 17 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 17 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu on Tue, May 23, 1978, 4:03 PM GMT+11 (05:03 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-05-23 05:03:47 UTC
- Depth
- 47.0 km (29.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.139° S, 167.576° 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
- 74
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.997 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 17632 days ago · 80 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.634 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu · 17623 days ago · 115 km deep · 73 km away
Before
- 5.399 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 17672 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.6103 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 17672 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.198 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 17676 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.999 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 17676 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 5.4102 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 17676 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000up3. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:27 PM UTC.