Vanuatu earthquakes

M5.4 earthquake 60 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 60 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu on Wed, Jul 13, 1994, 11:25 AM GMT+11 (00:25 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.2 58 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.4 (mw), moderate
Local time: Wed, Jul 13, 1994, 11:25 AM GMT+11
UTC: 1994-07-13 00:25:14 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 16.644° S, 167.469° E
Region: Vanuatu
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Port-Vila, VanuatuPopulation 35,901. Forecast151 kmNW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 91 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 91.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0006fja (also filed as gcmtb071394a, gcmt19940713002514, iscgem164379). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:57 PM UTC.