M4.9 earthquake 19 km ENE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 19 km ENE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu on Sun, Dec 27, 1987, 5:27 AM GMT+12 (17:27 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-12-26 17:27:24 UTC
- Depth
- 22.5 km (14.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.066° S, 167.593° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 4.473 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 14164 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.855 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu · 14179 days ago · 137 km deep · 53 km away
- 5.1Vanuatu · 14189 days ago · 30 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.977 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 14189 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.882 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 14189 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
- 6.280 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 14189 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
- 5.580 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 14189 days ago · 29 km deep · 64 km away
- 5.578 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 14189 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.372 km SE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 14190 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
- 6.280 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 14190 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003bk0. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:56 AM UTC.