Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 124 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 124 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu on Mon, Jul 18, 1994, 10:09 PM GMT+11 (11:09 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 102 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1994-07-18 11:09:24 UTC
Depth
27.2 km (16.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
17.219° S, 167.258° 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 1.8 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.451 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11753 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.280 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11753 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.492 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11752 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.9102 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11752 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 5.286 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11749 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 5.076 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11749 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 6.497 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11748 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 4.8114 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11748 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 5.397 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11748 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 4.7103 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11748 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 4.9100 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11748 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 4.7112 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11747 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 5.198 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11747 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 5.9103 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11744 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 4.594 km NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11744 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 5.396 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11743 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 5.497 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11743 days ago · 36 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 4.4101 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11743 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 4.9105 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11742 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 4.887 km NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11741 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 4.6106 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11741 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 5.2116 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11738 days ago · 40 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 4.6104 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11738 days ago · 39 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 4.269 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11733 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 4.685 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11731 days ago · 28 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 5.590 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11731 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 4.8122 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11731 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 4.975 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11731 days ago · 27 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 4.486 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11729 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 4.9100 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11728 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 5.456 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11726 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 4.980 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11726 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 4.2104 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11721 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 4.4102 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11717 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 4.874 km SW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11708 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 4.695 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11702 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 5.664 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11755 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 3.973 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11757 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 3.767 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11757 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 5.071 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11757 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 4.8106 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11757 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 5.251 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11757 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 5.053 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11757 days ago · 28 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.781 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11757 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.884 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11758 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 4.594 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11758 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 4.7117 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11758 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 4.4106 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11758 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 4.290 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11758 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 4.296 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11758 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 4.274 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11758 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 5.377 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11758 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 4.9107 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11759 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 4.469 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11759 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 5.767 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11759 days ago · 30 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 4.895 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11759 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0006fv0. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.