M4.8 earthquake 100 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 100 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu on Sun, Apr 27, 1980, 10:56 AM GMT+11 (23:56 UTC), 241 km (150 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 75 km E 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-04-26 23:56:22 UTC
- Depth
- 241.0 km (149.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.410° S, 168.297° 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
- 34
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00016wp. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:27 AM UTC.