M4.4 earthquake 69 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 69 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu on Sat, Feb 28, 1987, 12:17 AM GMT+12 (12:17 UTC), 222 km (138 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 4 km N of Norsup, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-02-27 12:17:59 UTC
- Depth
- 222.1 km (138.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.729° S, 167.467° 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 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.94 km N of Norsup, Vanuatu · 14455 days ago · 36 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.458 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14440 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
- 5.770 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 14433 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00032uf. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:20 AM UTC.