M5.0 earthquake 67 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 67 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu on Mon, Apr 1, 1985, 12:04 PM GMT+11 (01:04 UTC), 43 km (27 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 102 km S 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-04-01 01:04:53 UTC
- Depth
- 42.7 km (26.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.686° S, 167.233° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 2 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 usp0002dbr. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 12:24 PM UTC.