M4.2 earthquake 21 km SE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 21 km SE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu on Sun, Feb 22, 1987, 5:41 AM GMT+12 (17:41 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.9 57 km ENE 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
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-02-21 17:41:40 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.245° S, 167.554° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.957 km ENE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 14465 days ago · 234 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.469 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 14461 days ago · 222 km deep · 55 km away
- 5.94 km N of Norsup, Vanuatu · 14453 days ago · 36 km deep · 30 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00032nf. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:22 PM UTC.