M4.8 earthquake 82 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 82 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu on Sat, Nov 28, 1987, 2:01 AM GMT+12 (14:01 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-11-27 14:01:35 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.316° S, 168.158° 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 1.8 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.977 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 14181 days ago · 25 km deep · 10 km away
- 5.1Vanuatu · 14181 days ago · 30 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.2119 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 14180 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.855 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu · 14172 days ago · 137 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.473 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 14157 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.919 km ENE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 14152 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
Before
- 6.280 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 14181 days ago · 29 km deep · 8 km away
- 5.580 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 14181 days ago · 29 km deep · 2 km away
- 5.578 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 14181 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.372 km SE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 14182 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 6.280 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 14182 days ago · 18 km deep · 6 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003amd. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:01 PM UTC.