Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 117 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 117 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu on Fri, Jul 15, 1994, 10:13 AM GMT+11 (23:13 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 84 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1994-07-14 23:13:23 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
17.132° S, 167.152° E
Region
Vanuatu
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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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: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.594 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11758 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.884 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11758 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 4.781 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11757 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 5.053 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11757 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 5.251 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11757 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 4.8106 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11757 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 5.071 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11757 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 3.767 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11757 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 3.973 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11757 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 5.664 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11755 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 4.8124 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11754 days ago · 27 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 4.451 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11753 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 4.280 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11753 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 4.492 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11752 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 4.9102 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11752 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 5.286 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11749 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 5.076 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11749 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 6.497 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11748 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 4.8114 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11748 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 5.397 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11748 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 4.7103 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11748 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 4.9100 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11748 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 4.7112 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11747 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 5.198 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11747 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 5.9103 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11744 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 4.594 km NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11744 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 5.396 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11743 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 5.497 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11743 days ago · 36 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 4.4101 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11743 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 4.9105 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11742 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 4.887 km NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11741 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 4.6106 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11741 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 5.2116 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11738 days ago · 40 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 4.6104 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11738 days ago · 39 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 4.269 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11733 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 4.685 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11731 days ago · 28 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 5.590 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11731 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 4.8122 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11731 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 4.975 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11731 days ago · 27 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 4.486 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11729 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 4.9100 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11728 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 5.456 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11726 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 4.980 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11726 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 4.2104 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11721 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 4.4102 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11717 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 4.874 km SW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11708 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 4.695 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11702 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 4.4106 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11758 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.290 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11758 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.296 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11758 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.274 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11758 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 5.377 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11758 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 4.9107 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11759 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 4.469 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11759 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 5.767 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11759 days ago · 30 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 4.895 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11759 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 5.2102 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11759 days ago · 36 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 4.784 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11759 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 3.771 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11759 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 4.363 km SE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11759 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 4.2111 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11759 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 5.953 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11759 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 4.989 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11759 days ago · 31 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 4.660 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11759 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 4.3101 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11759 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 4.898 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11759 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 4.764 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11759 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0006fpq. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.