Vanuatu earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 98 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 98 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu on Tue, Jul 26, 1994, 8:52 AM GMT+11 (21:52 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 103 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1994-07-25 21:52:08 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.984° S, 167.525° 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 2.1 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.9103 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11755 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 4.594 km NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11755 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 4.8101 km N of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11755 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 5.396 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11755 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 5.497 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11755 days ago · 36 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 4.4101 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11755 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 4.9105 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11754 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 4.887 km NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11753 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 4.6106 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11753 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 5.2116 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11750 days ago · 40 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 4.6104 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11750 days ago · 39 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 4.269 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11745 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 4.685 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11743 days ago · 28 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 5.590 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11743 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 4.8122 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11743 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 4.975 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11743 days ago · 27 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 4.486 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11741 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 4.9100 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11740 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 5.456 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11738 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 4.980 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11738 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 4.2104 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11733 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 4.4102 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11729 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 4.874 km SW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11720 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 4.695 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11714 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 4.473 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11701 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 4.7112 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11759 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 4.9100 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11760 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 4.7103 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11760 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 5.397 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11760 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 4.8114 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11760 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 6.497 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11760 days ago · 21 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 5.076 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11761 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 5.286 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11761 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 4.9102 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11764 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 4.492 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11764 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 4.280 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11764 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 4.451 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11764 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 4.8124 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11766 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 5.664 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11767 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 3.973 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11768 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 3.767 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11769 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 5.071 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11769 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 4.8106 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11769 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 5.251 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11769 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 5.053 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11769 days ago · 28 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0006g4a. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC.