M5.0 earthquake 86 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 86 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu on Sat, Feb 27, 1982, 4:28 PM GMT+11 (05:28 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-02-27 05:28:38 UTC
- Depth
- 25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.114° S, 168.226° 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.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 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 usp0001jvj. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:49 PM UTC.