M4.2 earthquake 119 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 119 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu on Sat, Nov 28, 1987, 4:44 PM GMT+12 (04:44 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 73 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
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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
- 1987-11-28 04:44:01 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.527° S, 168.440° 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 5.1Vanuatu · 14189 days ago · 30 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.977 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 14189 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.882 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 14189 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
- 6.280 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 14189 days ago · 29 km deep · 38 km away
- 5.580 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 14189 days ago · 29 km deep · 40 km away
- 5.578 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 14189 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.372 km SE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 14190 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
- 6.280 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 14190 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003amv. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:36 AM UTC.