Vanuatu earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 56 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 56 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu on Wed, Jul 13, 1994, 7:09 PM GMT+11 (08:09 UTC), 30 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.4 97 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.3 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1994-07-13 08:09:51 UTC
Depth
29.7 km (18.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.573° S, 167.223° 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.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 71 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.288 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11767 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.768 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11767 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 4.860 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11767 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 4.483 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11767 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 5.352 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11767 days ago · 26 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 4.285 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11766 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 4.764 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11766 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 4.898 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11766 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.3101 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11766 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 4.660 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11766 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 4.989 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11766 days ago · 31 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 5.953 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11766 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 4.2111 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11766 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 4.363 km SE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11766 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 3.771 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11766 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 4.784 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11766 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 5.2102 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11766 days ago · 36 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 4.895 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11766 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 5.767 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11766 days ago · 30 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 4.469 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11766 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 4.9107 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11766 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 5.377 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11766 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 4.274 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11766 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 4.296 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11765 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 4.290 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11765 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 4.4106 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11765 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 4.7117 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11765 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 4.594 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11765 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 4.884 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11765 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 4.781 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11765 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 5.053 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11765 days ago · 28 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 5.251 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11764 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 4.8106 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11764 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 5.071 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11764 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 3.767 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11764 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 5.664 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11762 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 4.8124 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11762 days ago · 27 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 4.451 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11760 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 4.280 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11760 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 4.492 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11760 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 4.9102 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11759 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  42. 5.286 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11757 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 5.076 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11756 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  44. 6.497 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11755 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 4.8114 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11755 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 5.397 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11755 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  47. 4.7103 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11755 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 4.9100 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11755 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 4.7112 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11754 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 5.198 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11754 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 5.9103 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11751 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 4.594 km NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11751 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 5.396 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11751 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 5.497 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11751 days ago · 36 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 4.4101 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11751 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 4.9105 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11750 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 4.887 km NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11748 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 4.6106 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11748 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 5.2116 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11745 days ago · 40 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 4.6104 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11745 days ago · 39 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 71.

Before

  1. 4.785 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11767 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.580 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11767 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.992 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11767 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.872 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11767 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 4.8117 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11767 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.752 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11767 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 4.850 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11767 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 4.874 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11767 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 4.756 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11767 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 4.966 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11767 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 6.780 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11767 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 4.958 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11767 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 4.864 km W of Norsup, Vanuatu · 11767 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 4.9103 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11767 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 5.660 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11767 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 7.258 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11767 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 4.761 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11767 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 5.460 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11767 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 4.736 km SSW of Luganville, Vanuatu · 11773 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 5.021 km SSE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 11789 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away

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