M4.6 earthquake 106 km SE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 106 km SE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu on Wed, Aug 21, 1985, 10:08 PM GMT+11 (11:08 UTC), 214 km (133 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 55 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-08-21 11:08:44 UTC
- Depth
- 213.8 km (132.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.684° S, 168.208° 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 1.6 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 usp0002hz8. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:30 PM UTC.