Vanuatu earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 71 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 71 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu on Sat, Jul 16, 1994, 6:20 AM GMT+11 (19:20 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 64 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1994-07-15 19:20:43 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.722° S, 167.240° 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 2.0 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.767 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11757 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 3.973 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11757 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 5.664 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11755 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 4.8124 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11754 days ago · 27 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 4.451 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11753 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 4.280 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11753 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.492 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11752 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 4.9102 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11752 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 5.286 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11749 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 5.076 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11749 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 6.497 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11748 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 4.8114 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11748 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 5.397 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11748 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 4.7103 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11748 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 4.9100 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11748 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 4.7112 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11747 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 5.198 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11747 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 5.9103 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11744 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 4.594 km NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11744 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 5.396 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11743 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 5.497 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11743 days ago · 36 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 4.4101 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11743 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 4.9105 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11742 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 4.887 km NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11741 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 4.6106 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11741 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 5.2116 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11738 days ago · 40 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 4.6104 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11738 days ago · 39 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 4.269 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11733 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 4.685 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11731 days ago · 28 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 5.590 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11731 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 4.8122 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11731 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 4.975 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11731 days ago · 27 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 4.486 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11729 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 4.9100 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11728 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 4.980 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11726 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 4.4102 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11717 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 4.874 km SW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11708 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 4.695 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11702 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 5.775 km W of Norsup, Vanuatu · 11699 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 4.8106 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11757 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 5.251 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11757 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 5.053 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11757 days ago · 28 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 4.781 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11757 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 4.884 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11758 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 4.594 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11758 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 4.7117 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11758 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 4.4106 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11758 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 4.290 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11758 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 4.296 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11758 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 4.274 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11758 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 5.377 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11758 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 4.9107 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11759 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 4.469 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11759 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 5.767 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11759 days ago · 30 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 4.895 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11759 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 5.2102 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11759 days ago · 36 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 4.784 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11759 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 3.771 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11759 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 4.363 km SE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11759 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0006fqx. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC.