M4.3 earthquake 72 km SE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 72 km SE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu on Fri, Nov 27, 1987, 5:47 AM GMT+12 (17:47 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.2 80 km ESE 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
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-11-26 17:47:26 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.587° S, 167.872° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.578 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 14186 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 5.580 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 14186 days ago · 29 km deep · 42 km away
- 6.280 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 14186 days ago · 29 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.882 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 14186 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.977 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 14186 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
- 5.1Vanuatu · 14186 days ago · 30 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.2119 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 14185 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.473 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 14161 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.919 km ENE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 14157 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003akd. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:50 AM UTC.