M6.2 earthquake 80 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 80 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu on Fri, Nov 27, 1987, 5:28 AM GMT+12 (17:28 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.2 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-11-26 17:28:54 UTC
- Depth
- 18.2 km (11.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.351° S, 168.119° E
- Region
- Vanuatu
- Strongest shaking
- VI, strong shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VI, strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 24.6% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 3.1 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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 3.2 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.372 km SE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 14187 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
- 5.578 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 14187 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
- 5.580 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 14187 days ago · 29 km deep · 5 km away
- 6.280 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 14187 days ago · 29 km deep · 2 km away
- 4.882 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 14187 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.977 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 14186 days ago · 25 km deep · 14 km away
- 5.1Vanuatu · 14186 days ago · 30 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.2119 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 14186 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.855 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu · 14177 days ago · 137 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.473 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 14162 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.919 km ENE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 14157 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003akb (also filed as gcmtc112687b, gcmt19871126172856, atlas19871126172857, iscgem453966). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:21 AM UTC.