M4.7 earthquake 55 km ENE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 55 km ENE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu on Sat, Feb 10, 1979, 9:29 PM GMT+11 (10:29 UTC), 162 km (101 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 44 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-02-10 10:29:28 UTC
- Depth
- 162.0 km (100.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 15.958° S, 167.917° 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
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.844 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu · 17393 days ago · 123 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.448 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 17380 days ago · 51 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.794 km NE of Norsup, Vanuatu · 17354 days ago · 41 km deep · 48 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ysc. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:02 PM UTC.