Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 68 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 68 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu on Wed, Jul 13, 1994, 9:11 PM GMT+11 (10:11 UTC), 33 km (21 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
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1994-07-13 10:11:15 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.654° S, 167.137° 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 1.7 and up: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.860 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11770 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 4.483 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11770 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 5.352 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11770 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.285 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11770 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 4.764 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11770 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.898 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11770 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 4.3101 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11770 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 4.660 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11770 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 4.989 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11770 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 5.953 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11770 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 4.2111 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11770 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 4.363 km SE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11770 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 3.771 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11769 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 4.784 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11769 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 5.2102 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11769 days ago · 36 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 4.895 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11769 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 5.767 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11769 days ago · 30 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 4.469 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11769 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 4.9107 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11769 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 5.377 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11769 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 4.274 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11769 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 4.296 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11769 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 4.290 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11769 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 4.4106 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11769 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 4.7117 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11769 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 4.594 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11769 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 4.884 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11768 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 4.781 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11768 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 5.053 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11768 days ago · 28 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 5.251 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11768 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 4.8106 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11768 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 5.071 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11768 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 3.767 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11768 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 5.664 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11766 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 4.8124 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11765 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 4.451 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11763 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 4.280 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11763 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 4.492 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11763 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 4.9102 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11763 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 5.286 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11760 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 5.076 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11760 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 6.497 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11759 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 4.8114 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11759 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 5.397 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11759 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  45. 4.7103 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11759 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 4.9100 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11759 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 4.7112 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11758 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 5.198 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11758 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 5.9103 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11754 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 4.594 km NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11754 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 5.396 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11754 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 5.497 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11754 days ago · 36 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 4.4101 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11754 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 4.9105 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11753 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 4.887 km NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11752 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 4.6106 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11752 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 5.2116 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11749 days ago · 40 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 4.6104 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11749 days ago · 39 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 4.269 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11744 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 4.685 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11742 days ago · 28 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of 69.

Before

  1. 5.288 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11770 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 5.356 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11770 days ago · 30 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 4.785 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11770 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.580 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11770 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.992 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11770 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.872 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11771 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 4.8117 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11771 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 4.752 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11771 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 4.850 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11771 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 4.874 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11771 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 4.756 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11771 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 4.966 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11771 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 6.780 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11771 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 4.958 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11771 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 4.864 km W of Norsup, Vanuatu · 11771 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 4.9103 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11771 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 5.660 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11771 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 7.258 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11771 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 4.761 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11771 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 5.460 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11771 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away

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